做官的人应为肩负天下重任而养身，而不是为私家小利惜身。省却嗜好欲念，减除烦恼忧虑，戒除愤怒，节制饮食，这就是养身。计较得失利益，规避辛劳哀怨，营造住宅房舍，以妻子儿女为重，这就是惜身。养生的人，不妄为而大方；惜身的人，腥膻而琐碎。

The poet is someone who pays attention to the world.

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.

最好的肥料是将农民的知识与自然的智慧相结合。

It’s true that everything has its Personal Legend, but one day that Personal Legend will be realized. So each thing has to transform itself into something better, and to acquire a new Personal Legend, until, someday, the Soul of the World becomes one thing only.

Collaboration beats competition when the goal is long-term industry growth.

若要培养人才，就应当向四方外国学习。