The worse a situation becomes, the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.

不追求大道而走出迷途，即使有贤才也算不上真正的男子汉。

If you want to be successful, surround yourself with people who challenge you.

If you want something done right, do it yourself.

The job of the architect today is to create beautiful buildings. That's all.

出自先秦《荀子·性恶》引古语。不知儿子的为人，看看他的朋友就清楚了；不知国君是否贤明，看看他左右的大臣是什么德行就知道了。