昔者有鸟止于鲁郊,鲁君说之,为具太牢以飨之,奏九韶以乐之,鸟乃始忧悲眩视,不敢饮食,此之谓以己养养鸟也。若夫以鸟养养鸟者,宜栖之深林,浮之江湖,食之以委蛇,则平陆而已矣。
从前有只鸟停留在鲁国都城郊外,鲁君很喜爱它,用牛羊猪三牲俱备的规格来款待它,还奏起韶乐,要使它快乐,鸟儿却黯然神伤,头晕目眩,不敢吃东西,这是用别人供养自己的方法来养鸟。真正养鸟的方法,应该是让它栖息在深林,飞翔在江湖之上,让它吃鳅鱼,自由自在地漫步在山野,那么一块平地就够了。
I paint people not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be.
I'm the king of New York.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
古往今来的平庸之人,都是因为懒惰而失败;古往今来的有才之人,都是因为骄傲而失败。
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.