The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
文章的妙处,在于能在没有字句的地方读出深意,在没有笔墨的地方求得神韵。
仪式过程是一种转变性的体验,将个体从一个社会地位转移到另一个社会地位。
The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.
治理国家大事的人,不会去顾及生活小事;要想成就大的功业,不要去纠缠小的利益。点评:俗话说「成大事者,不拘小节。」要想成就大的事业,就不要在生活的细枝末节上计较。
应对过去的唯一方法就是直面它。