All men have the stars， but they are not the same things for different people。 For some， who are travelers， the stars are guides。 For others they are no more than little lights in the sky。 For others， who are scholars， they are problems。 For my businessman they were wealth。 But all these stars are silent。 You – you alone – will have the stars as no one else has them.

The greatest happiness for the laborer consists in having an abundant supply of the necessaries of life.

你比你自己想象的要强大。

The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade.

如果有自己的长处，就会有自己的追求；如果能让自己发挥出来并得到相应的报酬，就会得到所想要的。这句话表明了人要有志向和追求，不要为了个人方便而牺牲他人和社会进步。墨家倡导和谐社会的思想也被后世视为仁爱思想。它强调人在实现自身价值的过程中，在不断追求和实现自身价值的同时也应当实现他人和社会的价值。这也即是墨子所说的“取之于人而用之于人”。