Ask why this pond stays so clear: because living water keeps flowing from its source.

Before heaven and earth existed, there was, ultimately, principle (li) first.

Learning is for the self.

You must learn all things: both the steadfast heart of well-rounded Truth and the opinions of mortals, in which there is no true trust.

-- Parmenides

For thinking and Being are the same.

-- Parmenides

Those who understand that things arise dependently know them to be empty.

-- Nagarjuna

Blue dye is extracted from the indigo plant, yet it is bluer than indigo itself.

-- Xunzi

Learning must never cease.

-- Xunzi

Knowing is the beginning of action; action is the completion of knowing.

-- Wang Yangming