Hong Zicheng Quote

Don't worry when things go against you.
Don't rejoice when your wishes are met.
Don't count on stability to last long.
Don't lose heart at early difficulties.

Vegetable Roots Discourse: Wisdom from Ming China on Life and Living - Caicentan by Hong Zicheng (Shoemaker & Hoard, 2006), Translated by Robert Aitken with Daniel W. Y. Kwok, p. 92