Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still.

Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.

All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage.

Whether we remain the ash or become the phoenix is up to us.

Rain scatters plum petals; Weeping stains the earth. One can only take shelter And wait for clearing.

Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.

The appreciation of life does not require wealth or plenty. It requires only gratitude for the beauty of the world.

Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.

A moving door hinge never corrodes. Flowing water never grows stagnant.

The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend.

We need sound bodies so we can develop sound minds.

I support the death penalty for the kingpin, the guy at the top, but I don't think you should throw a drug offender in jail for five years, and let a mugger out after a year.

When you grow up in a city like Boston, where I grew up, a lot of kids became criminals or cops. I never really had a bad take on cops other than I hate when there's one behind me on the highway.

The whole of the day should not be daytime; there should be one hour, if not more, which the day did not bring forth.

Instead of holding on to the Biblical view that we are made in the image of God, we come to realize that we are made in the image of the monkey.

I'm perfectly miserable; but if you consider me presentable, I die happy.

There is no castle so strong that it cannot be overthrown by money.

Failure is not the absence of success. Failure is the neglect of trying.

Our God was my shield. His protecting care is an additional cause for gratitude.