句子使用了平行结构（parallel structure），前半句讲自然界的石头与玉石，后半句对应人界的凡人与君子，增强了节奏感和说服力。
The first type is boiled until hard, losing all dreams and vitality. The second type is boiled until soft, turning into limp mush that accepts fate passively and merely conforms to existing rules.
A person, considering himself superior and disdaining worldly affairs, went to a Zen master to complain. The master asked, "Do you know the saying 'when water is too clear, there are no fish'? Even a precious jade may have hidden flaws. Only with magnanimity and tolerance can one achieve great things."
A beautiful face is for others to see, but a wise mind is for oneself to utilize.
There are many stones on the mountain, but few precious jades; there are many people in the world, but few true gentlemen.
A friend once asked me, "What is life?" I answered, "Life is a practice." He asked again, "How do you practice?" I replied, "Practice as you go, and go as you practice."
第一种情况，如同被煮至坚硬，失去了梦想与鲜活的生命力；第二种情况，则像被煮得软烂，化作随波逐流的萝卜泥，虽随遇而安，却只能迁就既定的规则。
有人自视清高，对尘世种种看不惯，便去向禅师诉苦。禅师问：“你可知‘水至清则无鱼’的道理？即便是美玉，也难免暗藏瑕疵。唯有拥有雅量、懂得包容，方能成就大器。”
漂亮的容貌是展示给他人看的，而智慧的头脑才是真正供自己受益的。
山上的石头众多，美玉却稀少；世间的人很多，君子却难得。
朋友曾问我：“什么是人生？”我答：“人生就是一场修行。”他再问：“该如何修行？”我答：“且行且修，且修且行。”