树橘柚者,食之则甘,嗅之则香;树枳棘者,成而刺人。故君子慎所树。
译文:种植橘柚,吃起来是甜的,闻起来是香的;种植枳棘,长大了却会刺人。所以君子要谨慎地选择所要培养的人才。
我们不是从祖先那里继承土地,而是向子孙后代借用土地。
引力解释了行星的运动,但它无法解释是谁让行星运动起来的。
Every failed experiment teaches you something valuable—don’t fear mistakes.
音乐是可见与不可见之间的桥梁。
The more you know about something, the more interesting it becomes.
Music should take you to another place.
译文:结交朋友如果是为了脸面有光,那不如结交对自己有身心有益的朋友;教导子弟求取富贵荣华,不如告诉子弟们养成良好的品行。赏析:《大学》一书中说:自天子以至于庶人,壹是皆以修身为本。意思是说,不管是天子还是百姓,都应该把修身作为自己的立身之本。做事就是做人,人做好了,事情自然就会成。
The ability to associate depends, in turn, on the degree to which communities share norms and values and are able to subordinate individual interests to those of larger groups.
The land never lies, it repays what you put in.