And we also suck in messages from everything from the television, to advertising, to marketing, etc. These are hugely powerful forces that define what we want and how we view ourselves. When we're told that banking is a very respectable profession, a lot of us want to go into banking. When banking is no longer so respectable, we lose interest in banking. We are highly open to suggestion.

喜欢责备别人的人难以维持与别人的交情，经常原谅自己过失的人永远不可能改正错误。骄傲自满的人必定失败，自我夸耀的人愚蠢可笑，自我戕害的人必然害己害人。多说话而得到好处，不如沉默而不受伤害。

我看到了，我忘记了；我听到了，我记住了；我做过了，我理解了。

爱祖国高于一切。

沙漠教会你水的价值，流放教会你家的价值。

解释：善于治理国家的君主，应该顺应民心。