Humans come and go Their bodies as the seat of life Their bodies as the seat of death Humans get old and decay Why is that? It’s because they are already dead, but think that they’re living There have been stories told and written about people who had found true life And wandered around the [...]
A wise man has no opinion at all Therefore he can easily put himself in someone else’s position He accepts everybody and everything for what it is In spite of any behaviour He trusts the honest and the unfair And naturally they become fair-minded He trusts the reliable and the unreliable And naturally all will [...]
Gathering knowledge makes life more complicated each time one gathers Gathering wisdom makes life easier each time one gathers Each time, more and more simple until simplicity is reached Just by leaving, one man can achieve everything One who wants nothing anymore, doesn’t feel the need to do a thing, has conquered oneself One who [...]
Without leaving my house, I understand the whole world Without looking outside, I see the perfect order The more you know, the less you’ll understand One who is wise doesn’t need to travel He understands without looking Does nothing but achieves everything
If men lived by their nature Horses would gallop in the open air But since men got civilized Battle horses standing at the frontier There is no bigger curse than dissatisfaction Nothing more disastrous than being discontent with life Nothing more fatal than being eager for possessions One who knows the peace of satisfaction, is [...]
Perfection seems unfinished to this world But it never perishes Fullness is empty to the world But it’s inexhaustible That which is correct, is incorrect to the world Wisdom seems foolish to the world Telling the truth a disgrace Like movement chases away coldness And rest cools down Purity and calmness show one the right [...]
