I've learned that you have to be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.

【原文】子夏为莒父宰，问政。子曰：“无欲速，无见小利。欲速则不达，见小利则大事不成。”【译文】子夏到莒父做地方长官，问怎样为政。孔子说：“不要只求速成，不要贪图小利。想求速成，反而达不到目的；贪图小利，就做不成大事。”