You don’t get on by being original. You get on by being quiet and by stepping gently sideways.
你不是靠标新立异获得成功。你是靠保持沉默和小心翼翼地侧身而行。
没有赞誉,也没有毁谤,或如龙之腾飞,或如蛇之潜藏,随时势而变化,不执着于一端,或进取或退处,以平静和顺为准则,悠然自得,生活在万物的初始状态,按物性去主宰万物,而不为物所役使,这样,怎么会受到拘束和牵累呢?
The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men—who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication.
我总是相信自己能赢,但我知道这并不容易。