"Do not be an embodier of fame; do not be a storehouse of schemes."

"Life is the companion of death, and death is the beginning of life. Who knows their cycles? Life's transformation to death, and death's transformation to life are like the changing of the seasons."

"The minnows swim about so freely, following the openings wherever they take them. Such is the happiness of fish."

"The sage does not seek to change the world, but to change himself."

"Running around accusing others is not as good as laughing. And enjoying a good laugh is not as good as going along with things."