Today as in ancient times
it’s hard to write a simple poem.

Mei Yaochen in Poets’ Jade Splinters

To be undefeated lies with oneself;
to be victorious lies with the enemy.

Sunzi in The ART of War (孙子兵法)

A buddha is an idle person.
He doesn’t run around after fortune and fame.
What good are such things in the end?

Bodhidharma; Bloodstream Sermon

Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Epicurus

Take more time, cover less ground.

Thomas Merton