能经常感到满足的人,上天不能使其沦落贫穷;能够做到不贪求的人,上天不能使其卑贱;能将躯体看作身外之物的人,上天不能使其患病;能够做到不贪恋生命的人,上天不能使其死亡;能够做到随遇而安的人,上天不能使其困顿;能积极奖掖后进、培养人才的人,上天不能使其孤立;能挺身而出,为天下所有人以及子孙后代造福请命的人,上天不会使其陷入绝境。
骄纵、傲慢、急躁、暴戾的人,不可与他交朋友。
The performance standard must be Zero Defects. Not 'that's close enough'.
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.