Instead of singing like the birds, I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune.

百姓如果没有粮食，就不能供君王役使。所以，粮食不可不努力耕种，用度不可不厉行节俭。 

美好的社会是美德得到回报的社会。

我不喜欢被指挥，我喜欢自己做决定。

The strength of a nation's institutions is not just in their formal rules, but in the informal norms that govern behavior and the degree to which they are internalized by the population.

The greatest reward is knowing that my music has made a difference in someone’s life.

心如止水，世间万事皆可平。

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'We've always done it this way.'