密菴和尚語錄 1.278

1.278

大丈夫兒合自知，得便宜是落便宜，無心用處急回首，莫待天明失却鷄。

A great hero ought to know for himself:
to gain an advantage is to lose an advantage.
At the place where mindless action is used, swiftly turn your head;
do not wait until dawn to lose the rooster.