眼睛同时看两样东西，就会看不明白；耳朵同时听两种声音，就会听不清楚。

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

【译文】 颜渊问仁。孔子说：“用坚强的意志、顽强的拼搏精神，主持正义、捍卫道德、维护和平，这就是仁。一旦做到了这一点，普天下的人都会崇敬你、追随你、向你学习。为崇高理想而奋斗要靠的是自己，难道还能靠别人吗？”颜渊说：“请问其详？”孔子说：“违反礼法的事不要看、不要听、不要说、不要做。”颜渊说：“我虽不才，愿照此办理。”

The beauty of auctions is that they reveal hidden information.

We're all in this together, that's the message.

我宁愿亲自监督政府的全部运作，也不愿将公共事务委托给下属。