读书无论资性高低,但能勤学好问,凡事思一个所以然,自有义理贯通之日;立身不嫌家世贫贱,但能忠厚老成,所行无一毫苟且处,便为乡党仰望之人。
译文:读书不管天资高低,只要能不耻下问,勤学苦练,对事事都思考为什么,自然就会有通晓人生道理的那一天。立身处世,不要妄自菲薄,不要嫌弃家世的贫贱,只要能忠厚老成,举止行为不违背道义准则,不做苟且之事,就一定成为乡里人人敬仰的人。赏析:人的天资愚钝不可怕,只要肯下苦功夫,用心领悟,那么终将有一天会明白书中的真理。出身寒微不是耻辱,能屈能伸方为大丈夫。人生在世,要时刻谨记古人流传下来的礼义廉耻,做一个受人敬重的人。
On growth: "All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base ages with you, you're Woolworth's."
"The colony is the place where the project of a new humanity is to be tested, where the dream of a world without borders is to be realized, where the dream of a world without races is to be realized."
To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.