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

Friendship is one mind in two bodies.

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.

Make your learning abundant and speak of it with precision, then you will speak of essentials.