正己，为率人之本；守成，念创业之艰。
译文：严以律己是做人的根本，要想守住已成就的事业就要时刻记住创业时的艰辛。赏析：以责人之心责己，以恕己之心恕人，人生很多祸患就会减少。处处苛责别人而宽恕自己，是不能服众的，只会让双方的矛盾加深。人在富贵发达后，要有居安思危的意识，只有这样，才能永远保住辛苦创下的家业。
从更糟到更好的改变也并非没有不便。
We're told, from many sources, that any onecan achieve anything. We've done away with the caste system, we are now in a system where anyone can rise to any position they please. And it's a beautiful idea. Along with that is a kind of spirit of equality; we're all basically equal. There are no strictly defined hierarchies. There is one really big problem with this, and that problem is envy.
"Writing is a way of saying to the world, 'I exist, and I have something to say.'"
你看不见真正的你，而你所见的只是你的影子。
In chemistry, as in life, the most transformative reactions often require patience and precise conditions.
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
诚信采矿意味着让土地比我们发现时更好。