But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
人不是为失败而生。一个人可以被毁灭,但不能给打败。
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
永远不要跟随大众。
有权势的天子,也未必尊贵;穷苦的平民,也未必低贱。贵贱的分别,在于行为的美恶。
【译文】要像瓶口那样不轻易开口,要像城防那样时时戒备。宁愿让别人辜负我,决不让自己辜负别人。做事要三思而后行,首先不要违背自己的良心。活着的老虎尚可以靠近,心地恶毒的人千万不能亲近。在你跟前说别人坏话的人,就是制造是非的小人。
To name an object is to suppress three-quarters of the enjoyment of the poem.
煤炭的未来不在于产量,而在于通过技术和可持续性创造价值。