Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

True praise comes often even to the lowly; false praise only to the strong.

Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.

Wealth is the slave of wise man. The master of a fool.

No man was ever wise by chance.