The beauty of literature is that it allows us to live a thousand lives in one.

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

"The world is a game, and the game is a lie."

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

If you've never tried, how will you ever know if there's any chance?

印染时织品用青色染料就变成青色，用黄色染料就变成黄色。随着染料的变化，织品的色彩也变化，放入多种染料则呈现出五颜六色的变化。所以对于印染不可不慎重！说明每个人的思想和意识形态是随着环境的变化而变化的，每个人都会受到环境的影响。在一个人际关系复杂的环境中，人的思想也会变得复杂；而在人际关系相对简单的环境下，人的思想也会相对纯朴，什么样的环境造就什么样的人。

读书人要为子孙营造福祉而不是祈求福祉。严谨家规，崇尚俭朴，教导耕田读书，累积陰德，这就是营造福祉。广积土地房屋，拉拢关系争取利益，买卖功名，这就是求福祉。营造福祉的，平淡而长久；祈求福祉的，浓郁却短暂。