People can be divided into these types: strangers, acquaintances, familiar people, friends, and close friends. True friendship isn't about compliments to your face, but whether you're mentioned when they talk about friends behind your back.

译文：事情在得意时，要防止乐极生悲，说话高兴时，要防止言中有失。赏析：物极必反，当事物到达极点时就会朝着相反的方向发展。人生得意时，要低调做人，说话忘乎所以，就会招惹是非。

我从不担心行动。而只担心没有任何行动。

To be a writer, one must have a certain arrogance, a belief that one's own voice is worth hearing.

我一直很喜欢沙漠。坐在一个沙丘上，什么也看不见听不见。但是，却有一种说不出的东西在默默地放着光芒。

A company shouldn't get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn't last.

The best decisions aren't made with your head, but with your heart.

生活是由哭泣、抽噎和微笑组成的，其中抽噎占主导地位。

The rocks we extract today must leave a legacy we can be proud of tomorrow.

The sociological imagination is the most fruitful form of self-consciousness.

在观察的领域里，机遇只青睐有准备的头脑。