I have three treasures, Guard and keep them:

The first is deep love,

The second is frugality,

And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world,

Because of deep love, one is courageous.

Because of frugality, one is generous.

Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.

   Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu

principle

“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and accept it-then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.” 

M. Scott Peck