With truth on your side, you can go anywhere; without truth, you can’t take a tiny step.

Anonymous

As distance tests a horse’s strength, time reveals a person’s true character.

Anonymous

Facts beat eloquence.

Lu Xun

The busy man is never wise, and the wise man is never busy.

Lin Yutang

Who acts in stillness finds stillness in his life.

Lao Tzu

One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.

Dogen Zenji

An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.

Genghis Khan

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Confucius

To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.

Taisen Deshimaru

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Shunryu Suzuki

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Lao Tzu

Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Zhuangzi
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