务要日日知非，日日改过；一日不知非，即一日安于自是；一日无过可改，即一日无步可进。天下聪明俊秀不少，所以德不加修、业不加广者，只为因循二字，耽搁一生。
译文：每天都要纠正自己的过错。如果哪天没有发现过失，那就会自以为是；如果每天都觉得无过错，那就会寸步难进。天下聪明俊秀的人才不少，他们之所以不去努力地培养德行，扩大事业，是因为受了得过且过的思想影响，耽误终生。
The power of computation is not just in solving problems, but in the elegance and efficiency with which it does so.
The task of a diplomat is to pursue the maximum interests for their country while avoiding unnecessary conflicts and frictions.
Literature is fire, it signifies nonconformity and rebellion.
The beauty of literature is that it allows us to live a thousand lives in one.