Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

When the wind blows, the grass bends.

The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.

Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.

If things far away don’t concern you, you’ll soon mourn things close at hand.

Your brain is not only the material inside your cranium, its something to be explored, developed and refined

I leave my human nature to unfold according to its destiny. I remain as I AM.

If you fear the man who takes care of you, no one has ever loved you truly.

A writer is a messenger for the subconscious.

The effect produced by a short story depends almost entirely on its form.

I believe excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over.

French women eat and serve what's in season, for maximum flavor and value, and know availability does not equal quality.

What is needed is not a change of circumstance, but a change of consciousness.

And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.

Music, somehow, breaks through, to everybody.