"There are too many truths in this world. Many things are promoted to the clouds and talked about in garish ways. They are just to coax people to live according to their wishes. There may be other motives behind them."
"If your nature is as gentle as jade, you will naturally radiate soft and pure brilliance. Why should you care if others call you jade?"
"If you were born with a sharp sword, then go and cut through the thorns and protect the morality in your heart. Why bother pretending to be a docile jade?"
"Even if you are a hard and rough stone, standing firmly in the sky and the earth, you have your own weight and strength, so why not?"
"If all the swords in the world have their edges blunted and are vying to be that gentle jade wall, wouldn't the real, sober edge become a rare treasure? What's more important is -"
"When all the sharp weapons have hidden edges and are competing to be used as harmless decorations, the only remaining, unworn sword can easily hold the power to control the world."
Purpose: Respect ambition