人情似水分高下,世事如云任卷舒。
译文:人情世故就像流水一样有高下之别,世事就像白云一样卷起展开,变化无常。赏析:我们在社会上立足,总会遇到这样或那样的糟心事和烦心人,但和生命健康比起来,这些不算什么。世事无常,人情淡薄,我们顺其自然即可。
"Humor is a way of dealing with the world, a way of coping with the world, and a way of understanding the world."
在那样的年纪,我会找任何借口做些估测或者小算术。我会计算油耗还有杂货花销等鸡毛蒜皮的小事。我听过一个有关吸烟的广告。我记不得细节了,但是广告大意是说,每吸一口香烟会减少几分钟的寿命,大概是两分钟。无论如何,我决定为祖母做个算术。我估测了祖母每天要吸几支香烟,每支香烟要吸几口等等,然后心满意足地得出了一个合理的数字。接着,我捅了捅坐在前面的祖母的头,又拍了拍她的肩膀,然后骄傲地宣称,"每天吸两分钟的烟,你就少活九年!"
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Treating a person to a meal never fails, and is so easy to do. It’s powerful with old friends and a great way to make new friends.