如今，任何人都能享受万众瞩目的滋味——只要你愿意在镜头前做某些事，名气的保鲜期便已从安迪·沃霍尔所说的短短15分钟，延长至足足15个月之久。
Anyone can enjoy the perks of notoriety now and the duration of fame has been lengthened from Andy Warhol’s brief 15 minutes to a good 15 months if you’re willing to do certain things on camera.
市场并非完全有效，但它们足够有效，以至于大多数人无法持续跑赢市场。
美改变了现实的纹理。
读书人要为子孙营造福祉而不是祈求福祉。严谨家规，崇尚俭朴，教导耕田读书，累积陰德，这就是营造福祉。广积土地房屋，拉拢关系争取利益，买卖功名，这就是求福祉。营造福祉的，平淡而长久；祈求福祉的，浓郁却短暂。
Singing is about expressing what cannot be said in words.
The happiness of society is the end of government.
The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
我每天早出晚归，日复一日，年复一年。我用了17年零114天才一夜成名。