我们不是从祖先那里继承了土地，而是从子孙那里借用了土地。

译文：贫穷时即使身处繁华的闹市，都没有人关心问候，富贵时即使住在深山老林都会有亲戚登门。赏析：要想赢得别人的尊重，我们应该努力奋斗，改变自己的窘境。当我们变得强大时，身边的人自然不敢小看我们。

一切都是旧的。没有别的。曾经尝试过，曾经失败过。没关系。再试一次。再失败一次。失败得更好一点。

I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart.

写作的行为是一种爱的行为。

Security is always excessive until it's not enough.