A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
读书的人死前活过千次，不读书的人只活一次。
It is only through enforced standardization of methods, enforced adoption of the best implements and working conditions, and enforced cooperation that this faster work can be assured.
Ethics and aesthetics are one.
王一定很不好当。
The most important decision in investing is the allocation of assets.
译文：世俗风气之所以狡诈的人很多，到最后只有忠厚正直的人才能立得住脚；社会风气都以奢侈浮华为上，但最后还是觉得平淡安静的日子才更耐人寻味。赏析：做事就是做人。狡诈的行为虽然可以赢得一时的信任，但最后还是忠厚之人获得永久的尊重。历经人世繁华，方知平淡最真。
1997年：贝索斯致股东信《吸引符合你价值观的股东》
The challenge of our time is to harness energy without harming the planet.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.