To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.
对于那样的人来说,时间是过剩的,是他们看着慢慢流干的桶。但实际上,他认为,它是你手中捧着的一滩发光的泥水;你应该用所有的精力去保护它。
2000年:贝索斯致股东信《即使在最残酷的时期,也将努力把公司打造更具“重量”》
有喜怒哀乐之情却没有发作,这是从凡人之心直接追溯到道德之心,使人们存心修养;虽未发生但却有喜怒哀乐的表现,这是由道心指出人心的缺欠,要人们反省改正。
In all things — except love — start with the exit strategy. Prepare for the ending. Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
海洋不仅是一种资源,更是我们必须为子孙后代承担的责任。