What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

对圣贤的道理教导别人很容易，自己实践却是不容易的事。对圣贤的道理开始奋斗很容易，但坚持到底却很难。圣贤的道理与实践相结合，行仁政必本与德性。后代则相反，学问与实践不能统一，不修持自己的德性，而只管治理别人。

We don't inherit the ocean from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

我认为你能做的最好的事情就是对自己真实和诚实。