The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time is now.

创新不在于成为第一，而在于做到最好。

I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't, and then tries the short story, which is the most demanding form after poetry. And, failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.

遵循道就是像水一样流动，滋养万物而不争。

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

动物体内的血液被推动着循环，处于永不停息的状态。