The historian must be a poet and a philosopher.

君子容易事奉，但要想讨得他的喜欢则很难。以不正当的方式讨他喜欢，他是不会喜欢的；但他在用人上，却能做到量才使用。小人难以事奉，但要想博得他的欢心则很容易。如果以不正当的手段讨他喜欢，他是会喜欢的；但当他用人时，则会求全责备。

And that's a lot of the reason why we care so much about our careers and indeed start caring so much about material goods. You know, we're often told that we live in very materialistic times, that we're all greedy people. I don't think we are particularly materialistic. I think we live in a society which has simply pegged certain emotional rewards to the acquisition of material goods. It's not the material goods we want;

Positive emotions broaden our awareness and encourage novel, varied, and exploratory thoughts and actions. Over time, this broadened behavioral repertoire builds skills and resources.

世界是一个充满阴影的地方，而我们则是穿行其中的幽灵。