Much of what sophisticates loftily refer to as the "complexity of the real world” is in fact the inconsistency in their own minds.

I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use—silence, exile, and cunning.

The true measure of success is impact, not accolades.

译文：心中能分辨是非对错，那么处理事情就能快速决断；做人不能忘记廉耻，立身处世就不会有卑劣污浊的行径。赏析：做人要明辨是非，做事方能果断坚决，才不会黑白不分，优柔寡断。仁义礼智信，我们时刻铭记古人的做人准则，不要做有伤自身名节的事。

每一座建筑都是一种告白。

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

The best trades are the ones in which you have all three things going for you: fundamentals, technicals, and market tone. If you can find a trade that has all three of these characteristics, you have found a potential goldmine.