凡是圣人制造的这些东西，无一不是有益于实用才去做的，所以使用财物不浪费，民众能够不劳苦，他兴起的利益太多了。 

The most beautiful as well as the most ugly inclinations of man are not part of a fixed biologically given nature, but result from the social process which creates man.

"Writing is a way of thinking, a way of understanding the world."

你无法满足所有人的要求。

Separate the processes of creation from improving. You can’t write and edit， or sculpt and polish， or make and analyze at the same time. If you do， the editor stops the creator. While you invent， don’t select. While you sketch， don’t inspect. While you write the first draft， don’t reflect. At the start， the creator mind must be unleashed from judgement.

Trade between two countries can be mutually beneficial, even if one of them is less efficient in the production of all commodities.