The best leaders are those who listen more than they speak.

读书人要为子孙营造福祉而不是祈求福祉。严谨家规，崇尚俭朴，教导耕田读书，累积陰德，这就是营造福祉。广积土地房屋，拉拢关系争取利益，买卖功名，这就是求福祉。营造福祉的，平淡而长久；祈求福祉的，浓郁却短暂。

世界会打击每一个人，但经历过后，许多人会在受伤的地方变得更坚强。

"In a world without God, we must create our own meaning, even if it is ultimately meaningless."

The worth of a state， in the long run， is the worth of the individuals composing it.

"I don't think about being the best. I think about improving every day."

To write is to resist—to resist forgetting, to resist oppression, to resist the erasure of memory.

Banks should penetrate into the capillaries of the economy like water.