You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed.

They just keep trotting back and forth across the bridge thinking there is something better on the other side. If they'd hang head down at the top of the thing and wait quietly, maybe something good would come along. But no—with men it's rush, rush, rush, every minute. I'm glad I'm a sedentary spider.

弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

阅读的魔力在于它让我们可以活一千次人生。

释义：圆的器物容易滚动，而方的器物则易于停止，这是器物的差异；金属刚硬而水则柔弱，这是它们的物性不同。

译文：在清风明月下，仿佛时光无尽，我能自在地驾乘鸾鸟仙鹤。人间不过是虚幻的梦境，回首往事，实在不堪再去重温。