There are times in life when the question of knowing if one can think differently than one thinks, and perceive differently than one sees, is absolutely necessary if one is to go on looking and reflecting at all.
生活中有些时候，如果一个人要继续观察和思考，那么知道一个人是否能以不同于自己思考的方式思考，以及以不同于自己看到的方式感知，是绝对必要的。
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
In things indifferent， nothing is preferable to anything else.
解释：所谓美的东西，无论在上下、内外还是远近，都不会产生危害，所以才叫做美。
没有剑的契约只是空话，根本无法保护一个人。
唯一能让你快乐的是你自己的微笑。
If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble， competent people on a level with dentists， that would be splendid.