Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become.

“小河都知道这个道理：别着急，我们总有一天会到那里的。”

读书人要为自己的一生爱惜名誉，不应为这一生出卖名誉。治理诗书，崇尚气节，谨慎取予，严肃仪表，这就是爱惜名誉。相互竞争标榜，攀附权贵，出尽风头，不分是非，这就是出卖名誉。爱惜名誉的人清静无为，出卖名誉的人急躁而拙劣。所以读书人要管理钱财正当用途，而不是浪费金钱。救济乡亲，聘请老师教学，赈济荒年歉收，协助善行，这些是运用钱财。而花钱布置庭园，唱歌跳舞，大宴宾客，积聚宝物等，这些都是浪费金钱。善用金钱的人虽花钱但收获丰盈，伤财的人积聚多但终将倾覆。

We all owe death a life.

生命中最伟大的荣耀不在于从不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒后都能站起来。

“有时候，当你站在桥栏杆后面，低头看着河水慢慢流过，你会忽然明白了世界上所有的道理。”

I've always been a fighter. I've always had to fight for what I wanted.

新的大国的崛起总是引起现有大国的担忧，因为它威胁到现有的权力平衡。