Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.

All Chinese are Confucianists when successful, and Taoists when they are failures