All tongues savor the same flavors, all ears hear the same music, and all eyes see the same beauty. - Mencius

The way of truth is like a great road. It is not difficult to know it. The evil is only that men will not seek it.

For nurturing the mind, there’s nothing like paring your desires away to a very few. If you have few desires, there may still be some capricious whims in your mind, but they’ll be few. If you have many desires, there may be some enduring principles in your mind, but they’ll be few indeed.

Getting something done is like digging a well. You can dig a well seventy feet deep, but if you don’t hit water it’s just an abandoned well.