Following your bliss is a recipe for paralysis if you don’t know what you are passionate about. A better motto for most youth is “master something， anything”. Through mastery of one thing， you can drift towards extensions of that mastery that bring you more joy， and eventually discover where your bliss is.

成为一个诗人意味着拥有一个如此敏锐的灵魂，以至于没有任何品质的细微差别能逃过它的注意。

There is no such thing as a happy ending. There are just good stopping places.

善于学习的人，能够透彻地知道事情的道理；善于实践的人，能够把事情疑难之处弄清楚。

通往哲学的第一步是怀疑。

The narrative of economic progress must include the voices of those who have been left behind.