极不切实际的梦想即使没有实际权力做后盾，一样可以让人产生最大无畏的胆气。这是因为，怀有大希望者的力量可以有最荒谬的来源：一个口号、一句话或一枚徽章。
When I got to 40 or so... I had the sense when I looked back over my life I would actually see a mess of decisions， a few of which I had thought about， some of which I had sort of stumbled on， and many that I had no control over whatsoever.
译文：假如你命中富贵荣华，也要常常有不得意的想法；假如你碰到境遇顺利，也要常常有不如意的念头；假如眼前的你吃穿丰足，也要保持节俭不忘贫困；假如别人都很喜欢你，也要常常怀着谨慎的想法；假如你家世名望都很高，也要常怀着谦虚卑下之心；假如你的学问非常高深，也要提醒自己掌握的还不够多。