知其不可为而遂委心任之者,达人智士之见也;知其不可为而犹竭力图之者,忠臣孝子之心也。
知道事情做不成于是就听之任之,这是聪明人的方法;知道事情做不成而竭尽全力的,这是忠臣孝子之心。
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
Magic, like any other power, is neither good nor evil in itself. It is the purpose to which it is put that determines its nature.