A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving...
A story is not just told; it is lived by those who read it.
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.
死者既已安葬,活着的人就不要长久地哭泣,而应该尽快做事,每个人都做自己能做的事,并用来使大家互利。 
Craftsmanship is the soul of furniture-making; without it, we're just assembling materials.