We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

译文：严以律己是做人的根本，要想守住已成就的事业就要时刻记住创业时的艰辛。赏析：以责人之心责己，以恕己之心恕人，人生很多祸患就会减少。处处苛责别人而宽恕自己，是不能服众的，只会让双方的矛盾加深。人在富贵发达后，要有居安思危的意识，只有这样，才能永远保住辛苦创下的家业。

我唯一上瘾的就是胜利。

I'm not a planet, I'm a galaxy.

"I write to escape the mirror, but I always end up finding it."

艺术是生活的正当任务。

We have to be prepared to take some risks, but they must be calculated risks.