The poor are not lazy; they are just caught in a system that makes it very hard for them to escape poverty.
穷人并不懒惰；他们只是被困在一个让他们很难摆脱贫困的系统中。
The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.
A good mathematician is lazy, but in a constructive way.
【译文】 子贡问：“孔文子凭什么获得‘文’的称号？”孔子说：“灵敏又好学，向比自己学问差的人请教时，不觉得没面子，所以称为‘文’。”
现代国家的创建是一个复杂而困难的过程，需要发展强大的制度。
A company is only as strong as its commitment to its community.
The cycle of poverty begins with the abandonment of hope.