【大意】等到大寒节气到来时，冰霜寒雪从天而降，然后才能知道只有松柏能经得住严寒考验，依然繁茂。
Always strive for excellence, not perfection.
胜利很棒，但真正的满足感来自于知道自己付出了全部。
The idea that we will make a society where literally everybody is graded, the good at the top, bad at the bottom, exactly done as it should be, is impossible. There are simply too many random factors: accidents, accidents of birth, accidents of things dropping on people's heads, illnesses, etc. We will never get to grade them, never get to grade people as they should.
Live truth instead of professing it.
那些疯狂到认为自己能够改变世界的人，才能真正改变世界。
Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one， so that when we finally meet the person， we will know how to be grateful。
When we protect biodiversity, we're protecting humanity's safety net.