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Caigentan 65. Mastering one’s inner climate
If a man’s thoughts are bright and clear, then even if he is in a dark place his heart will be as shiny as daylight.
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Caigentan 64. Critique of superficial virtue
A man who has not uprooted his hankering for fame and fortune, even if he disdains enormous wealth and delights in plain living, will in the end descend to the level of the vulgar world.
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Caigentan 63. The wisdom of emptiness
The qi vessel tips over when it is filled with water. The moneybox stays whole only so long as it is not filled up with money.
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Caigentan 62. The invisibility of true virtue
The truly honest man, because he never angles for fame, does not have the reputation of being an honest man; only the greedy are eager for such a reputation.