The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt, and the profoundest wisdom to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

他是有福的，因为他的名望并没有比他的真实更光亮。

A fisherman's wisdom lies not in how much he catches, but in how much he leaves behind.

不该说话的时候却抢着去说，这叫急躁；到该说话的时候却闭口不说，这叫隐瞒；不看别人的脸色便随便插嘴，这叫没有眼色。