The safest way to try and get what you want is to try and deserve what you want. It’s such a simple idea. It’s the golden rule so to speak. You want to deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end.
要得到你想要的某样东西，最可靠的办法是让你自己配得上它。这是一个十分简单的道理，是黄金法则。你们要学会推己及人，方能成事。
The truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.
【译文】 季路问怎样侍奉鬼神，孔子说：“人都不能侍奉好，还谈什么侍奉鬼神？“请问死是怎么回事？“生都不了解，还谈什么了解死？”
大学就像养老院，而且事实上，更多人死在了大学里。
The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths and putting themselves under government is the preservation of their property.