白天鹅不每天沐浴，也是洁白的；黑乌鸦不每天暴晒，也是黑的。

生活只能向后理解；但它必须向前生活。

The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you， and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first， but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.

Dark clouds becomes heaven's flowers when kissed by light。

对自身的优点，要掩藏几分，这是用涵养化育来培养深沉的品格；对别人的缺点，要掩藏几分，这是用朴实厚重来造就博大的胸怀。

译文：富贵最容易招人嫉恨，所以务必要宽厚谦恭待人，才没有大的祸患。福禄有定数，务必要节俭朴素，才能延续长久。赏析：富贵荣华本没有错，但是人一旦拥有它之后，如果骄横跋扈，聛睨一切，那么也最容易招致杀身之祸。

The ocean does not belong to us; we belong to the ocean.