《中庸》开篇指出人性源于天命的赋予

我们智慧的最大证明是我们能够察觉自己的局限。

译文：花开花落已两载，看着盛开的花，想到两年未曾回家，就不免伤心落泪。小船还系在岸边，虽然我不能东归，飘零在外的我，心却长系故园。

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

True leadership is about serving others, not yourself.

The best fertilizer is the farmer's shadow in the field.