宰予昼寝。子曰：“朽木不可雕也，粪土之墙不可圬也，于予与何诛？”子曰：“始吾于人也，听其言而信其行；今吾于人也，听其言而观其行。于予与改是。”
【译文】 宰予白天睡觉。孔子说：“他象朽木一样无法雕琢，象粪墙一样无法粉刷，我能拿他怎样？”孔子又说：“以前我看人，他说什么，我信什么；现在我看人，听他说，再看他做。因为宰予，我改了过来。”
The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.
I'm the reason your snow won't melt.
We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'
