It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were.
土壤的健康决定了牲畜的健康——永远不要忘记这一点。
不克制意志便能高洁,不讲求仁义就能修身,不追求功业名声便能使天下太平,不隐居江海也得静闲,不用导引之术而得高寿,忘掉上面这一切,而又具备这一切。淡然至极,而一切美好的东西都随之而来,这就是天道,圣人之规律。
Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.