The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”(Analects 6.11)

We take great pains to persuade other that we are happy than in to think so ourselves.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it.

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.