读书不下苦功，妄想显荣，岂有此理？为人全无好处，欲邀福庆，从何得来？
译文：读书学习不愿意下苦功夫，就妄想获得显贵荣华，天下哪有这样的道理？对人没有一点好口碑，却想得到福分和吉祥，敢问它从何得到呢？赏析：不管是读书还是创业，如果不下苦功夫，哪里会容易取得成功呢？要想赢得别人的尊重，自己就要树立好的口碑。
The reality is: sometimes you lose. And you’re never too good to lose. You’re never too big to lose. You’re never too smart to lose. It happens.
When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated.
The self is only that which it is in the process of becoming.