上天安排我福分浅薄,我就培养高尚道德去迎接它;上天安排我身体劳顿,我就修炼精神安逸去弥补它;上天安排我遭遇艰危,我就努力实现政治理想去沟通它;上天安排我境况困苦,我就力求精神愉快去疏导它。
We don't just build furniture, we craft experiences.
Psychology must be a guide to practical living.
海洋养育了数十亿人,我们有责任在开发其潜力的同时保护它。
【译文】 子贡说:“贫穷却不阿谀奉承,富贵却不狂妄自大,怎样?”孔子说:“可以。不如穷得有志气,富得有涵养的人。”子贡说:“修养的完善,如同玉器的加工:切了再磋,琢了再磨,对吧?”孔子说:“子贡啊,现在可以与你谈诗了。说到过去,你就知道未来。”
"Caring too much for objects can destroy you. Only—if you care for a thing enough, it takes on a life of its own, doesn’t it? And isn’t the whole point of things—beautiful things—that they connect you to some larger beauty?"