Even the deepest ocean is not bottomless, even the tallest mountain has a base, everything great starts small. 水深千丈終見底，山高萬里海中昇。 - Master Sheng Yen

Education is an undertaking that will have impact for a thousand years, morality is a lodestar that will shine for a hundred generations. 教育為千秋大業，賢能乃百代楷模。- Master Sheng Yen

The green mountains and bubbling streams, the chirping birds and fragrant flowers -- everything around you can be an eloquent Dharma teacher if you know where to look. 青山綠水廣長舌，鳥語花香說妙法。 - Master Sheng Yen

Happiness and suffering are both created by one's own mind. 天上人間樂與苦，自心造作自身受。Master Sheng Yen

As time goes by, one sees that nothing escapes the law of impermanance. 河山猶在，景物遷移；日月長運，人事全非。 - Master Sheng Yen

Command the ship of prajna, wisdom, and help those on the sea of suffering; climb the mountain of nirvana and keep one's mind unperturbed. 駕行般若船苦海普渡，常登涅槃山心性不動。 - Master Sheng Yen

Wisdom will help us overcome all obstacles, virtues will help us build a pure land on earth. 倚般若杵碎萬千障礙，運福德斧建人間淨土。 - Master Sheng Yen

The dark and long nights are easy to pass with dreamless sleep, the other shore across the sea of suffering is easy to reach with the Dharma as your boat. 漫漫長夜無夢春宵短，茫茫苦海有船彼岸近。 - Master Sheng Yen

Research is key to scholarly pursuits; practice is key to genuine experience. 學問的領域重在研究，經驗的範疇則為實踐。 - Master Sheng Yen

Ask not why one has so few good sons and filial grandsons, ask how one has brought up one's offsprings. 莫怨孝子賢孫何其少，但問養育兒女怎麼教。 - Master Sheng Yen

When you are tempted to blame the enviroment, first look inward at your mind; when you are tempted to fault others, first reflect upon yourself. 天不錯地不錯是心錯，他有理你有理我沒理。 - Master Sheng Yen

When one is not tempted by money, power and fame, one has nothing to fear even when facing an army. 誘以名利權位不動心，陷於千軍萬馬無所懼。- Master Sheng Yen

Share your power and wealth with all,but treat your joys and suffering as causes and conditions of your own. 權勢財富屬社會共享，禍福苦樂乃各人因緣。Master Sheng Yen

Don't be deterred by life's trials and tribulations, don't be corrupted by worldly pleasures and indulgence. 路遇懸崖峭壁走過去，巧過人間仙境莫逗留。 - Master Sheng Yen

Interprete everything positively, consider everything from a different angle, and do not falter in pursuing one's goals. 遇事正面解讀逆向思考，成事確立方向鍥而不捨。 - Master Sheng Yen

Letting go is not giving up, rather it helps one take on new challenges. One cannot take on anything without first letting go. One who can take on and let go of anything in peace is truly free. 放下不等放棄，是為脫困，是為提起；要能放下才能提起， 提放自如是自在人。 - Master Sheng Yen

Carrying a bowl filled with alms from a thousand households, I am a lone monk with a bamboo cane who has travelled ten thousand miles; knowing that all comes and goes according to causes and conditions, when causes and conditions dissipate I let go of what's in hand. 一鉢乞食千家飯，孤僧杖竹萬里遊；隨緣應化莫擁有，緣畢 放身撒兩手。 Master Sheng Yen

Go on a pilgrimage to improve your practice, prayers will be answered and vows will be fulfilled; be respectful, listen intently and sing wholeheartedly, prostrate yourself after every three steps; your body and mind will feel refreshed, karmic obstructions will be removed while blessings and wisdom increase. 朝山禮拜來修行，祈福消災願易成；口唱耳聽心恭敬，三步 一拜向前行；身心舒暢好感應，業消障除福慧增。 - Master Sheng Yen

Recite often the name of Guan Yin, Bodhisattva Avalokitesavara, and you will find your way to a peaceful mind, a peaceful life. 常念觀音菩薩，心安就有平安。- Master Sheng Yen

The Buddhadharma is but one flavor - the flavor of liberation through benefiting oneself and others. 佛法無他，只有壹味，自利利人的解脫味也。 - Master Sheng Yen

The mighty dragon travels in deep seas and vast swamps, the vigorous tiger rests near high cliffs and perilous caves, the able thrive in adversities. 神龍潛藏深潭大澤，猛虎高臥危崖險窟。 - Master Sheng Yen

The ancient pine tree may be hundreds of years old, yet what is hundreds of years compared to the age of the stars in the sky? 南山老松早已衰老，北斗壽星尚甚年輕。 - Master Sheng Yen

As you settle your body and mind, you are well on your way to settle your family and career as well. 安寧身心靈，安定家與業。 - Master Sheng Yen

When one puts down all self-centered concerns, one can lift up the world. 放下萬緣時，眾生一肩挑。 - Master Sheng Yen

In one's resolve to pursue the Path lies the giving of fearlessness. 道心之中有施無畏。 - Master Sheng Yen