The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.

诗人是无形之物的祭司。

墨子说：言论如果能够付诸行动的就可以讲；不能够付诸行动的就别多说。言论不能付诸行动的而常讲，这就是卖弄口才了。