The beauty of a building lies in its performance, not in its appearance.

The only way to escape the mundane is to meticulously observe it.

译文：有才能而没有权势，即使是贤人也不能制服不肖之徒。所以把一尺长的木材树立在高山之上，就能俯瞰万丈深渊，这并不是木材长，而是因为它所处的位置高。

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.

获得好想法的方法是获得很多想法，然后扔掉不好的。