天命难知,人道易守。
译文:老天爷的心思猜不透,但做人的道理容易守住。
Second place means you is the number one loser.
"I have always felt that I am a foreigner, even in my own country."
悲观主义者在每个机会里看到困难。乐观主义者在每个困难里看到机会。
A vacation + a disaster = an adventure.
"One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing."