In the quest for understanding, failure is not the opposite of success; it is a stepping stone to it.
作家就是花多年耐心探索内心第二个自我的人。
古代学者在内心涵养上下功夫，所以表现在外表上便是德高望重的标志；今天的学者在外表上下功夫，对于内心涵养，则显出实际德行的缺陷。
You can obsess about serving your customers/audience/clients， or you can obsess about beating the competition. Both work， but of the two， obsessing about your customers will take you further.