出自《海国图志序》。善于学习外国的长处,就能够征服外国;不善于学习外国的长处就会被外国所征服。
上天安排我福分浅薄,我就培养高尚道德去迎接它;上天安排我身体劳顿,我就修炼精神安逸去弥补它;上天安排我遭遇艰危,我就努力实现政治理想去沟通它;上天安排我境况困苦,我就力求精神愉快去疏导它。
The human heart is like the sea: it has its storms, its tides, and its depths; in it, too, there are pearls.