是非终日有,不听自然无。宁可正而不足,不可邪而有余。宁可信其有,不可信其无。
【译文】是是非非每天都有,若不去听它自然就不存在了。宁可生活贫困,做一个正直的人,也不能生活富足,做一个奸邪的人。有些事宁可相信它有,也不要相信它没有。
The act of writing is an act of optimism.
The alternation of motion is ever proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.