You're going to have to figure that out for yourself. Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're going to get.

In the state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the laws.

The ratio of positive to negative emotions that predicts flourishing is about 3 to 1. Above that ratio, people tend to flourish; below it, they tend to languish.

没有艺术家是超越时代的。他就是他的时代。只是其他人落后于时代。

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.

注释：菑畬（zī she耕耘）以心术为根本，以伦理为树干，以学问为良田，以文章为花萼，以事业为果实，以书籍为园林，以歌咏为音乐，以义理为食物，以著述为彩绣，以诵读为耕耘，以讨论学问为累积，以先贤的言行为师友，以敬忠笃信为修持，以行善降祥为给用，以乐天知命为依归。