Reputation is an idle and most false imposition: oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.
名誉是一件无聊的骗人的东西；得到它的人未必有什么功德，失去它的人也未必有什么过失。
We work with the earth, not against it.
我们从失败中学到的东西要比在成功中学到的东西要多得多。
最好的学习方法就是实践。
创业如果不顺利的话，就早点结束，重新开始。
我不在乎被人喜欢。我在乎被人尊重。
A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.
The best investment you can make is in yourself.
Diplomacy is to make your enemy your friend, not to make your friend your enemy.