I think it's important to be able to laugh at yourself.
In the quest for understanding the cosmos, we must embrace the unknown and the unknowable.
Most of us don't listen with the intent to understand. We listen with the intent to reply.
告子虽然诋毁我的行为,但还是胜过毫无毁誉。 
A majority of life's errors are caused by forgetting what one is really trying to do.