"The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."

释义：世间不存在永远轻松顺遂的处境，也没有无法逾越的艰难困境。人生在世，自始至终都有令人快乐的事，也总有让人忧虑的事。要用平和、辩证的心态看待生活，不因一时的困难而气馁，也不因一时的安逸而懈怠。