The first duty of a man is to think for himself.
"Survival is not just about strength, but about adaptability."
A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
【原文】司马牛忧曰：“人皆有兄弟，我独亡。”子夏曰：“商闻之矣：‘死生有命，富贵在天’。君子敬而无失，与人恭而有礼。四海之内，皆兄弟也。君子何患乎无兄弟也?”【译文】司马牛忧伤地说：“别人都有兄弟，唯独我没有。”子夏说：“我听说过：‘死生命中注定，富贵由天安排。’君子(只要)敬业而不犯错误，对人恭敬而有礼貌。四海之内都是兄弟呀。君子担心什么没有兄弟呢?”
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.