The only way to make money is to not lose it.
"Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else."
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
旋风不能奏出动听的音乐；心灵手巧的妇人未必能够主持好饮食家务；（只会）做文章的读书人不能够治理好国家。