No individual is lost and no nation is refused prosperity and success if foundations of their thoughts and actions rest upon piety and godliness, and upon truth and justice.
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
The worthy person is grateful and mindful of benefits done to him. This gratitude, this mindfulness, is congenial to the best people.
Beginning and end are part of a single ring and no one can comprehend its principle. This is called Heaven the Equaliser.
Supporting one’s parents, cherishing spouse and children and a peaceful occupation; this is the greatest blessing.
Delusion is a sort of demonic force. People’s original mind is pure but it becomes perverted due to delusion and other karmas.
Lao Tan said, “I was letting my mind wander in the beginning of things.”
“What does this mean?” asked Confucius. Lao Tan said, “It means to attain Perfect Beauty and wander in Perfect Happiness. He who attains Perfect Beauty and wanders in Perfect Happiness may be called the Perfect Man.”
Birth does not lead to greatness; but cultivation of numerous virtues by a man leads him to greatness.
Behold the man who shields his family from all suffering. Has not his body become a willing vessel for affliction? Without good men to hold it up, the family house will fall when misfortune descends.
