When you lead， your real job is to create more leaders， not more followers.
Efficiency is highly overrated； Goofing off is highly underrated. Regularly scheduled sabbaths， sabbaticals， vacations， breaks， aimless walks and time off are essential for top performance of any kind. The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic.
Whenever there is an argument between two sides， find the third side.
Courtesy costs nothing. Lower the toilet seat after use. Let the people in the elevator exit before you enter. Return shopping carts to their designated areas. When you borrow something， return it better shape (filled up， cleaned) than when you got it.
When you forgive others， they may not notice， but you will heal. Forgiveness is not something we do for others； it is a gift to ourselves.
Anything you say before the word “but” does not count.
Don‘t keep making the same mistakes； try to make new mistakes.
Cultivate 12 people who love you， because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you.
没人会和你自己一样对你所拥有的东西印象深刻。（Morgan Housel《金钱心理学》里面的一句话，可以理解为禀赋效应：即，由于情感上的偏见，人们在自己已经拥有的东西上比尚未获得的东西拥有更大的价值）
No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are.
About 99% of the time， the right time is right now.
Advice like these are not laws. They are like hats. If one doesn’t fit， try another.
Be nice to your children because they are going to choose your nursing home.
History teaches us that in 100 years from now some of the assumptions you believed will turn out to be wrong. A good question to ask yourself today is “What might I be wrong about？”
Take one simple thing — almost anything — but take it extremely seriously， as if it was the only thing in the world， or maybe the entire world is in it — and by taking it seriously you’ll light up the sky.
To combat an adversary， become their friend.
Be a good ancestor. Do something a future generation will thank you for. A simple thing is to plant a tree.
打开纠缠在一起的绳结的最好方法，不是要去「解开」绳结，而是要不断地把松动的部分拉得更宽。尽可能把那团乱麻弄大、弄松、弄开。当你打开绳结的时候，它们就会自行解开。这招适用于绳索、线、软管、毛线或者电线。
The best way to untangle a knotty tangle is not to “untie” the knots， but to keep pulling the loops apart wider and wider. Just make the mess as big， loose and open as possible. As you open up the knots they will unravel themselves. Works on cords， strings， hoses， yarns， or electronic cables.
Don’t let your email inbox become your to-do list.
Something does not need to be perfect to be wonderful. Especially weddings.
When making something， always get a few extras — extra material， extra parts， extra space， extra finishes. The extras serve as backups for mistakes， reduce stress， and fill your inventory for the future. They are the cheapest insurance.