《与邹鲁的谈话》（1919年6月）

To engage in agriculture, one must have patience and endure solitude.

The key to successful investing is to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value and to be patient.

The stories we tell ourselves shape who we become.

Empowering local communities with knowledge and tools is the foundation of sustainable aquaculture.

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.