Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of read more

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've
detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some
aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This
discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place.

Your goal should be out of reach but not out of sight.

Your goal should be out of reach but not out of sight.

Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as
you think necessary. Then ask yourself and read more

Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as
you think necessary. Then ask yourself and yourself alone one question. .
. Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good. If it
doesn't, it is of no use.

Fill your house with gold and jade, and it can no longer be guarded.

Fill your house with gold and jade, and it can no longer be guarded.