We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
我们将永不停止探索,而我们一切探索的终点,将是到达我们出发的地方,并且生平第一遭知道这地方。
To write is to resist, to fight against the injustices of the world with the power of words.
君子慎重地对待取决于自己、自己能主宰的事,而不去羡慕由天来决定的事,所以他们每天豆浆进步;小人不去做取决于自己、自己能主宰的事,却对由天决定的事由浓厚兴趣,所以他们每天都退步。正所谓“尽人事,知天命”,很多事是人力不可为的,就是所谓“天决定的事”,偶然性很大,不能强求。但很多人就是对这些事心心念念、抓着不放,守株待兔,幻想着天上掉馅饼,寄希望于福利彩票中大奖、发横财。不如踏踏实实地做好自己的日常工作,在这些能掌握在自己手中的事上下功夫,每天才能有进步,积少成多,更有可能取得成就。
The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you, and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first, but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.