Anything you say before the word “but” does not count.
A good illustration doesn't just accompany text - it converses with it.
He was a man who had always been too proud to ask for help, and now he was too proud to accept it.
I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.
译文：钱财能让人获得幸福，但它也能带来祸患，有钱人一定要知晓；药物能救人，但也能杀人，用药的人一定要慎重对待。赏析：钱财如药材一样，它能治病救人，也能致人死亡。金钱的好与坏，在于人如何使用它。