Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.

Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.

Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.

Losing teaches you how to win; winning teaches you how not to lose.

The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.

A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.

The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.

A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.

Learn from seeds; size does not determine how big anyone can grow.