❖ 欲治其国者，先齐其家；欲齐其家者，先修其身；欲修其身者，先正其心。

To govern his state well, one has to run his family first；

To run his family well, one has to regulate his body first；

To regulate his body well, one has to train his mind first.

❖ 坐如钟，站如松，卧如弓，行如风。

Sitting as a bell, standing as a pine, lying as a bow, and move as wind.

❖ 德靠自修，神靠自养，忧靠自排，怒靠自制。

Self-cultivation banks virtue; self-regulation lifts spirits;

Self-comfort removes worry; self-control relieves anger.

❖ 酸多伤脾，辛多伤肝，咸多伤心，甘多伤肾。

Food too sour may hurt the spleen; Food too spicy may hurt the liver; 

Food too salty may hurt the heart; Food too sweet may hurt the kidney.