To write is to descend into the abyss of oneself.

"A man's memory might have only a hundred clear days in it and he has lived thousands."

Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them; but they are the money of fools.

【原文】叶公问政。子曰：“近者说，远者来。”【译文】叶公问怎样为政。孔子说：“使近处的人民感到喜悦幸福，使远处的人民来投奔归附。”