The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.

The best decisions are made with both data and intuition.

道之外没有其他事物，事物之外也没有道。

人类需要悲伤，正如需要欢乐一样。

求知若饥，虚心若愚。

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital.