亲兄弟析箸，璧合翻作瓜分；士大夫爱钱，书香化为铜臭。
亲兄弟不和睦，家产像瓜一样被切开；士大夫爱钱，不读书却追逐钱财。
勇敢地去尝试新事物，即使一开始做得不好。
The desert could not be claimed or owned–it was a piece of cloth carried by winds, never held down by stones, and given a hundred shifting names.
过去总是紧张的，未来是完美的。
The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
Progress is not inevitable; it is the result of deliberate choices and actions.