在脆弱性的情况下，一个人捡了芝麻，却丢了西瓜；而在反脆弱性的情况下则是丢了芝麻，得到了西瓜。因此，在反脆弱性的情况下，你可能在很长时间内反复失败，但不会遭到很大的损失，只要碰巧做对一次就可以大赚；而在脆弱性的情况下，一次损失就可能让人一蹶不振。

塔勒布

多少人爱你年轻欢畅时的容颜，假意或真心；只有一个人爱你脸上苍老了的痛苦的皱纹，爱你那朝圣者般纯洁明净的灵魂。

叶慈

愁烦中具潇洒襟怀，暗昧处见光明世界。

王永彬

业精于勤荒于嬉，行成于思毁于随。

韩愈

做有意义的事情本身就是一种享受，而忙碌中的绝大多数人看不到这一点。

卢梭

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.

我当时在纽约一家金融公司工作，同事是一群非常聪明的人，我的老板也很有智慧，我很羡慕他。我告诉我的老板我想开办一家在网上卖书的公司。他带我在中央公园漫步良久，认真地听我讲完，最后说："听起来真是一个很好的主意，但是对那些目前没有谋到一份好工作的人来说，这个主意会更好。"这一逻辑对我而言颇有道理，他说服我在最终作出决定之前再考虑48小时。那样想来，这个决定确实很艰难，但是最终，我决定拼一次。我认为自己不会为尝试过后的失败而遗憾，倒是有所决定但完全不付诸行动会一直煎熬着我。在深思熟虑之后，我选择了那条不安全的道路，去追随我内心的热情。我为那个决定感到骄傲。