“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”

“When the wind blows,the grass bends.”

“Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.”

“With coarse grain to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow: I still have joy in the midst of these things”

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”

“Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.”

“I followed my heart without breaking any rules.”