The idea that everyone should slavishly work so they do something inefficiently so they keep their job – that just doesn’t make any sense to me. That can’t be the right answer.
有人说,所有人都应该像奴隶一样干活儿,这样可能会让他们效率低下,但也能让他们持续保持工作状态——我对此并不感冒。那种方式不可能奏效。
In Russia, the severity of laws is compensated for by the fact that it is not necessary to execute them.
我对愚蠢的人有极大的信心;我的朋友们称之为自信。
【释义】一个人如果能在暗中行善积德、不欺瞒他人,圣人会察觉并赞许,贤人会帮助他,天道也会眷顾他,人们因此喜爱他,鬼神则敬重他。他身处富贵而不失其财富与地位,灾祸不侵犯他,寿命也不会受到折损。劫难、火灾、水患等都远离他,最终可以保全性命,享完其应有的天寿。