天下只有具体的事物（器）存在。所谓规律（道）是事物的规律，不能将事物说成是规律的事物。

The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you， and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first， but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.

Sometimes, the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.

文学是对世界平庸的一种抵抗形式。