Virtue is the master of talent, talent is the servant of virtue. Talent without virtue is like a house where there is no master and their servant manages its affairs. How can there be no mischief? — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
If a poor house is well kept, or a poor girl well groomed, there is elegance if not beauty. If good people should come upon hard times, why should they immediately give up on themselves? — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
In the mind engaged in struggling with hardship, one always finds something delightful. The sorrow of disappointment arises in the complacency of satisfaction. — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
People are considered pure of heart when they do not approach power and pomp; but those who can be near without being affected are… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Blessings often give rise to injury, so be careful when things are going your way. Success may be achieved after failure, so don't just… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Human affairs are like a chess game. Only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Public behavior is nurtured in private; earthshaking measures come form careful steps. — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Even if you do no work that is particularly lofty or far-reaching, if you can shed mundane feelings, that is a great achievement. Even… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
When one is not slipshod in small matters, not hypocritical in secret, and not reckless in disappointment, only then is one a true hero. — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
If those who give are conscious of their own generosity and those who receive feel indebted, they are no longer family but rather strangers… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
In whatever you do, if you leave a sense of incompleteness, then Creation cannot resent you, ghosts and spirits cannot harm you. If you… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
The road of truth is broad; set the mind on it, and you feel expansive openness and broad clarity. The road of human desires… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
When you are constantly hearing offensive words and always have some irritating matter in mind, only then do you have a whetstone for character… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Do not think about whatever service you may have done for others; think about what you may have done to offend them. Don't forget… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
