It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about man
Proverbs and old sayings Zen, page 2
31 proverbs and old sayings zen
When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you float.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about water
Let go over a cliff, die completely, and then come back to life -- after that you cannot be deceived.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about death, life
If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about things
A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about fishing, woman, man, water, good, good luck
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say We did it ourselves.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about people
To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen
Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung. Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen
In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen
If you want a certain thing, you must first be a certain person. Once you are that certain person, obtaining that certain thing will no longer be a concern of yours.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about worry, things, people
One day a student asked Taiga, What is the most difficult part of painting? Taiga answered, The part of the paper where nothing is painted is the most difficult.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen about painting, students, nothing, day
