The Amplified Words of Wisdom / 《增广贤文》

Selections from《增广贤文》

Watch the ancients, and learn from today —for without the past, there is no now.

When the tide of fortune turns, gold turns to iron; when fate returns, iron shines like gold.

Wealth is dust; virtue is worth a thousand taels.

Flowing water runs downhill without intent; white clouds drift from the valley without desire.

The way of man is narrow,but the heart can be wide as the sky.

Be slow to speak, and quicker to forgive.

Endure one moment of anger —and you will spare a hundred days of sorrow.

The world changes like a chessboard, yet the quiet moon sees it all.

Know your lack each day, and virtue will increase. Feel sufficient each day, and virtue will decay.