Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters， pain and pleasure.

Success comes when you focus on the long-term, not just the quarterly results.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

The poet must purify the words of the tribe.

译文：志向不坚定的人，智慧就得不到充分的发挥，说话不守信用的人做事就很难获得成功。赏析：志向不坚定，做事就会摇摆不定，就会半途而废，不守信用就很难得到别人的信任，将无法在社会上立足。

The safest way to try and get what you want is to try and deserve what you want. It’s such a simple idea. It’s the golden rule so to speak. You want to deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end.