出自先秦《荀子·解蔽》。大凡是人，往往都有惑于枝节问题而看不清大局的毛病。说明人性的弱点：看问题不全面，往往惑于表面现象，结果“只见树木，不见森林”，“捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜”。

Separate the processes of creation from improving. You can’t write and edit， or sculpt and polish， or make and analyze at the same time. If you do， the editor stops the creator. While you invent， don’t select. While you sketch， don’t inspect. While you write the first draft， don’t reflect. At the start， the creator mind must be unleashed from judgement.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

你在投资方面的成功将部分取决于你的性格和胆量，部分取决于你在热情洋溢和绝望的深度意识到这一切也会过去的能力。