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　　37. Reduce the mind of gain and loss; and direct your effort to timely endeavor, and successful is likely.

　　38. The warmth of a family lies in mutual respect and love; the value of a family lies in mutual help and understanding.

　　39. As a boss, reduce the mind of gain and loss. Always keep honor and integrity in mind, so success will not pass you by.

　　40. When you hear gossip, calm down and examine yourself—correct mistakes and guard against new ones. Instability and impatience make gossip worse.

　　41. Suffering in our hearts increases our wisdom; hardship in our lives engenders appreciation of merit.

　　42. Life, always hopeful; death, always imminent.

　　43. Know clearly what you "need"; get rid of what you "want".

　　44. Treat the positive and the negative with a positive attitude.

　　45. With failure, strive again; with success, redouble your effort. This is the principle for peace and happiness in business.

　　46. Simplicity itself improves and protects the environment.

　　47. Maturity cares not about the past; wisdom does not doubt the present; an open-mind does not worry about the future.

　　48. Both favorable and unfavorable conditions strengthen us; treat them with equanimity and gratitude.

　　49. Treat past, future, fame, and position as not yours; try to live a happy and positive life; that itself is a life of bliss and freedom.

　　50. A diploma does not represent social standing; capability does not determine personality; fame does not bespeak virtue. No job is really high or low, only convention makes these distinctions.

　　51. Reconcile unhappiness with sincerity, affirmation, and decisiveness, rather than hesitation, passivity, and vacillation.

　　52. Worldly matters are never easy; but approach them with confidence and patience, and achievement will surely follow.

　　53. Live the present with no regret about the past and no regard for the future.

　　54. Reduce stress by diminishing the mind of gain and loss and increasing the mind of appreciation.

　　55. No resentment or regret about the past; active, positive preparation for the future with stability in every step.

　　56. Don”t talk gratitude; act it.

　　57. Have no worry as you pass through the day. Find the right person; use the right method; the right moment will arise.

　　58. Abandon concern for gain and loss; an all-embracing wisdom appears before you.

　　59. Give your disease to the doctor and your life to the bodhisattva, then you”ll be a healthy person with nothing to worry about.

　　60. A lack of self-understanding increases vexation.

　　61. Conduct yourself in this way: act with devotion, be at your best, always responsible and dutiful.

　　62. Employ "feelings" in personal concerns; "principle" in public matters.

　　63. Rather than attempt the impossible, cherish what you have.

　　64. Forget past, future, good and bad; stay only in the present.

　　65. If your really let go of everything, everything is tolerable; everything is yours.

　　66. Take up a method and you put forth effort; let go and you take it up again. Progress appears between taking up and letting go.

　　67. Do not compare with others; simply do your best.

　　68. Good and bad situations appear only through our eyes.

　　69. The end of a disaster is the time for the positive. Disaster has much to teach.

　　70. No greed or attachment—dignity is intact.

　　71. Cherish the present moment and each moment is unique.

　　72. Meddle in everything, problems and trouble multiply. Cast off gain and loss, you will experience liberation.

　　73. Happiness does not lie in fame or fortune, but in contentment and inner peace.

　　74. Keep your word; tell the truth with sincerity, use good words with goodwill— these are the merits of speech.

　　75. Ordinary people such as we should bear a sense…

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