We should always follow the path of appearances and withhold judgment.

成功建立在信任、诚信和不懈努力之上。

I don’t believe in luck, I believe in hard work.

世俗的人以自身性命为性命，而君子以万物的性命为自身性命。

"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."