读古人的著作,与贤能的人交往,最忌讳轻率地表示附和赞同,也不能够轻率地表示异议。之所以会犯这两种过失,都是由于心中缺乏主见,做学问时就掺杂有趋炎附势的成分,不是曲意逢迎便是虚伪矫饰。
In looking for someone to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. But the most important is integrity because if they don't have that, the other two qualities, intelligence and energy, are going to kill you.
The past is never dead. It's not even past.