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。
Getting cheated occasionally is the small price for trusting the best of everyone, because when you trust the best in others, they generally treat you best.
每天我都发现越来越多的美好事物,这足以让人疯狂。我有如此强烈的欲望去做所有事情。
To read is to travel, to travel to other places, to other times, to other minds.
所以,储备是国家最重要的事;粮食是国家的宝物;武器是国家的利爪;城池是守卫国家的屏障。