译文：老农种地虽不直接参与国政，但其勤惰关系国家兴衰。提醒统治者重视民生根本。

Short-term funding markets are the Achilles' heel of modern finance.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

与人谈话时尽可以积德，与妻子儿女融洽相处也是修身养性的好机会。

The act of writing is an act of survival.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.