山上有玉那么那山上的草木都很润泽，水里有宝珠连河岸也不那么干枯。只要自身修养足够好，光芒总是遮掩不住的。有时候觉得自己做得很好了，可还是没人理解，因觉得“埋没”了自己而委屈不平。其实是自己做得还不到位，还需再接再厉，善行积累多了，自然就会得到认可。

As to the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor what they are like in form; for there are many things that hinder sure knowledge, the obscurity of the matter and the shortness of human life.

The greatest thing about tomorrow is, I will be better than I am today.

A fisherman’s wisdom is as valuable as any scientist’s data.

我被教导说，进步的道路既不迅速也不容易。

孤独是我们为出生付出的代价。