The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.

Reading is a form of prayer, a guided meditation that briefly makes us believe we're someone else.

法律不仅仅是主权者的任意命令，而是根植于人民的共同意识中。

读书人要为子孙营造福祉而不是祈求福祉。严谨家规，崇尚俭朴，教导耕田读书，累积陰德，这就是营造福祉。广积土地房屋，拉拢关系争取利益，买卖功名，这就是求福祉。营造福祉的，平淡而长久；祈求福祉的，浓郁却短暂。