We are communal histories, communal books. We are not owned or monogamous in our taste or experience.
我们是共同的历史,共同的书。我们在品味或经验上不是被拥有或一夫一妻的。
You have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to keep pushing forward even when everyone tells you you're crazy.
The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.
译文:修性养心最好的方式就是少些欲望,培养廉洁的美德最好的方式就是不要心存贪念。赏析:人的欲望太多,贪念过盛,一旦无法满足,就会伤身费神。守身必谨严,养心须淡泊。为了追逐名利,有的人忘乎所以,最终走上违法犯罪的道路。
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.
The most dangerous phrase in business is 'We've always done it this way.'
The investor's chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself.