一杯酒，问何似，身后名？人间万事，毫发常重泰山轻。悲莫悲生离别，乐莫乐新相识，儿女古今情。富贵非吾事，归与白鸥盟。
译文：一杯酒下肚，试问身后的虚名又算得了什么?人间万事常常是细微如毫发的事情被看得很重，而泰山般重要的大事却被轻视。最悲伤的莫过于生离死别，最快乐的莫过于结识新的知己，这种情感古今皆同。富贵不是我追求的事，我只愿与白鸥结盟，归隐江湖。
真正的智者，是知其然，也知其所以然。永远明白自己在做什么，要做什么！清醒，问心无愧，活得明明白白！
I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government myself rather than entrust the public business to subordinates, and this makes my duties very great.
It is on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.