"When you reach the top, keep climbing." "It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others'." "If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are." "Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions." "The tighter you squeeze the less you have." Unconfirmed "When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear."[This is a confirmed Zen proverb] "To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master." See also Douglas Hofstadter on Zen. List of proverbs