If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start.
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.
Every word is a step towards understanding, every sentence a bridge to another soul.
I don’t let the future scare me, I let it excite me.
译文：不能让智巧劳烦打扰我们的心境，不能让私利拖累我们的自身；把国家的治乱寄托在法术上，把是非的判断寄托在赏罚上。