The human condition is one of perpetual suffering.

你不是那些不认识你或不关心你的人的看法的总和。

Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.

孔子说：“吃粗粮、喝白水、弯着胳膊当枕头，乐也在其中了！缺少仁义的富贵，对我来说，就象天上的浮云。”

解析：人与天地万物本为一体。

The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.

Art is in what you leave out.