I don't mind being a symbol but I don't want to become a monument. There's a difference.
我不介意成为一个象征,但我不想成为一个纪念碑。这是有区别的。
我们都是记忆的总和,然而我们记得的却如此之少。
不克制意志便能高洁,不讲求仁义就能修身,不追求功业名声便能使天下太平,不隐居江海也得静闲,不用导引之术而得高寿,忘掉上面这一切,而又具备这一切。淡然至极,而一切美好的东西都随之而来,这就是天道,圣人之规律。
"The ordinary becomes extraordinary when viewed through the right lens."