He who despises painting has no love for the philosophy in nature.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

The sea, the sea…Man alone, Passive, unawareIn his elemental sadness.

God is clever, but not dishonest.

Making a martial arts film in English to me is the same as John Wayne speaking Chinese in a western.

By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That's the law of all spiritual progress.

Mental happiness is more important than physical comfort. Physical comfort comes from the material. But material facilities cannot provide you with peace of mind.

Who, for the poor renown of being smart, Would leave a sting within a brother's heart?

We fail, not because of big problems, but because of small purposes.

We must be capable of speaking a language of peace, but not one of surrender.

Honesty is the voice that is acceptable in every matter.

I tell college students, when you get to be my age you will be successful if the people who you hope to have love you, do love you.