I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
We don’t try to predict the future. We try to buy things that are cheap.
做官的人应为肩负天下重任而养身,而不是为私家小利惜身。省却嗜好欲念,减除烦恼忧虑,戒除愤怒,节制饮食,这就是养身。计较得失利益,规避辛劳哀怨,营造住宅房舍,以妻子儿女为重,这就是惜身。养生的人,不妄为而大方;惜身的人,腥膻而琐碎。