It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer (two people who don't know something are no better than one), will tend to slow down progress, and will make the task incredibly expensive.
雇佣许多人去做一件复杂的事,往往是错误的。数量永远不如质量 (三个臭皮匠不一定比一个诸葛亮强),人多降低效率,增加成本。
It is better to destroy one's own mistakes than those of others.
居家时不是有才德的人,入朝做官也不是好官。小时候不是一个好的学生,将来不能够成为一个有才德的人。
孩子不是需要塑造的物品,而是需要展开的人。
国家不是被废除的,它是自行消亡的。
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.