Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people want it.

Health is not to be mistaken for mere existence. It is the balance of the body, mind and self... there rests the mind. If the breath scatters, the mind wanders. If mind wanders, the breath scatters. So still the breath to still the mind. Mind is the king.

In age, talk; in childhood, tears.

As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.

When you die, you will be spoken of as those in the sky, like the stars.

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.