正该来时，先生（老子）应时来到这世间；正该去时，先生顺时离开这世间。安于时势，顺应自然规律，哀乐就不能进入心中。

作家的首要工作不是持有观点，而是讲述真相。

忧愁在我心中沉寂平静，正如黄昏在寂静的林中。

The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them — preferably in unexpected and helpful ways.

I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government myself rather than entrust the public business to subordinates, and this makes my duties very great.