On the way to a grand goal， celebrate the smallest victories as if each one were the final goal. No matter where it ends you are victorious.

【原文】颜渊喟然叹曰：“仰之弥高，钻之弥坚；瞻之在前，忽焉在后。夫子循循然善诱人，博我以文，约我以礼，欲罢不能。既竭吾才，如有所立卓尔。虽欲从之，末由也已。”【译文】颜渊感叹地说：“(老师的道德和学问)抬头仰望，越仰望越觉得高耸，努力钻研，越钻研越觉得深厚；看着好象就在前面，忽然又像是在后面。老师步步引导，用知识丰富我，用礼法约束我，想停止前进都不能。我竭尽全力，仍然像有座高山矗立眼前，虽然我想攀上去，却没有途径。”

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.

The process of mathematical discovery is not about reaching a destination, but about the journey itself.

做求职者的背景调查时，原雇主可能不愿意或被禁止说任何负面的东西，所以，应发送这样的调查信息："如果您强烈认为这位求职者极其出色，请给我回邮件。" 如果他们不回复，就当作是对候选人的否定。

凡是能够说的，都能够说清楚；对于不可说的东西我们必须保持沉默。