清明以养吾之神，湛一以养吾之虑，沉警以养吾之识，刚大以养吾之志，果断以养吾之才，凝重以养吾之气，宽裕以养吾之量，严冷以养吾之操。
把自己的精神，培养得清净明澈；把自己的思想，澄清专一；把自己的胆识，培养得深沉敏捷；把自己的气魄，培养得坚强宏大；把自己的才干，培养得果敢决断；把自己的器量，培养得端正庄重；把自己的胸襟，培养得豁达宽容；把自己的节操，培养得严肃冷峻。
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
A rich man's body is like a premium cotton pillow, white and soft and blank. Ours are different. My father's spine was a knotted rope, and the skin on his chest was so thin that you could see the ribs pressing out against it.
The greatest predictor of a novel's quality is the novelist's willingness to confront the unlovely truth about himself or herself.
教育最重要的成果是帮助学生成为独立思考者。
The best ideas come from not knowing the answer.