创造的行为是一种抵抗的行为。

不错，从个人角度来说，艺术使生活更为丰满。它使人感到更大的欢乐，但也更快地令人衰老。艺术在它的信奉者面上镌刻着奇妙的幻想与高超的意境，即使这些信徒表面上过着一种幽静恬淡的生活，但到头来还会变得吹毛求疵，过分琢磨，疲乏困倦，神经过敏，而纵情于声色之娱的人们是不致落到这步田地的。

People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.

In the midst of difficult times， it is our response that defines us， not the circumstances.

The best leaders are those who empower others to lead.

The value or worth of a man is, as of all other things, his price; that is to say, so much as would be given for the use of his power.

人们在遇到别人蛮横无理的时候，往往怒火中烧，可是忽然转眼一想自己也有过错，不知不觉怒气就消失得干干净净。由此看来孟子所强调的自我反省，实在是息事宁人、涵养正气、受益获福、求得身心快乐的最好办法，千万不要当作一般道学家的套话来看待。