60 菜根清香布衣暖，勤勞健康節儉富。 Simple meals and clothes are as good as fancy ones. Hard work leads to good health and thrift leads to wealth. - Master Sheng Yen

 

59 守貧望富當勤儉，處亂守安不動心. Be content with poverty, but hard work and thrift will lead you to wealth; stay calm in the face of turmoil and keep your mind from being perturbed. - Master Sheng Yen

 

58 聽諍言未必順耳，嚐苦味的是良藥。 Good advice is usually hard to take, just as good medicine usually tastes bitter. - Master Sheng Yen

 

57 枯旱祈降及時雨，隆冬願作送暖人Be the heaven-sent rain when there is a draught, be the person who brings warmth and care in the dead of winter. - Master Sheng Yen

 

56 鳳凰好棲富貴宅，白鶴喜落福壽家。 The Phoenix, a symbol of luck, will only nest in an auspicious household, the white crane, a symbol of longevity, will only visit a blessed home. - Master Sheng Yen

 

55 心中不存得失想，常作世間無事人。 Keep your mind free from thoughts of gain and loss, and you will be free and at ease at all times. - Master Sheng Yen

 

54 自古將相多出寒門，捨己為公天下太平。 History teaches us that great men often emerge from difficult circumstances, and that those who sacrifice their own selfish desires for the common good lead society to peace and prosperity. - Master Sheng Yen