Freedom was a thing that shifted as you looked at it, the way a forest is dense with trees up close but from outside, from the empty meadow, you see its true limits. Being free had nothing to do with chains or how wide your cage was.

圣人成事，依靠的是自身的“埶”，而非向外苛求细察外物。“埶”是专注于自身、由自己掌控的；“察”是分散精力、向外追逐外物细节的。

Success is not about the destination, but the journey.

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.

过去永远在那里，而且每次你回头看它时，它都不同。