The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!
A feeling of beauty is a sign that we have come upon a material articulation of certain of our ideas of a good life.
用媚字奉养亲人父母,用平淡之心交朋友,用苟字节俭花费,用朴拙免去劳力,用聋字消除诽谤,用盲字远离美色,用吝字防止言说过多,用病字医治婬欲,用贪字读书,用傲字树立风骨,用痴字救济贫困,用空字解脱忧烦,用弱字抵御侮蔑,以悔字改正错误,以懒字控制奔走竞争,以惰字隔除凡人俗事。
古往今来的平庸之人,都是因为懒惰而失败;古往今来的有才之人,都是因为骄傲而失败。