You don’t have to pee on an electric fence to learn not to do it.

弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

当一盏灯熄灭时，比它从未亮起时要黑暗得多。

"Regulation is necessary, but too much can be harmful."

"Realism is not about copying nature, but understanding its essence."

处于困境中的人往往只关注自己的问题，而解决问题的途径通常在于你如何解决别人的问题。

You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.