【译文】 子贡说：“贫穷却不阿谀奉承，富贵却不狂妄自大，怎样？”孔子说：“可以。不如穷得有志气，富得有涵养的人。”子贡说：“修养的完善，如同玉器的加工：切了再磋，琢了再磨，对吧？”孔子说：“子贡啊，现在可以与你谈诗了。说到过去，你就知道未来。”
决策分析是根据价值和不确定性评估复杂选择的学科。
"Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us."
"You can't be a writer unless you're a reader first."
人们在他们的商品中认识自己；他们在汽车、高保真音响、错层式住宅、厨房设备中找到了自己的灵魂。
Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.