人生苦短，何必在意别人的看法。

译文：严以律己是做人的根本，要想守住已成就的事业就要时刻记住创业时的艰辛。赏析：以责人之心责己，以恕己之心恕人，人生很多祸患就会减少。处处苛责别人而宽恕自己，是不能服众的，只会让双方的矛盾加深。人在富贵发达后，要有居安思危的意识，只有这样，才能永远保住辛苦创下的家业。

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.

All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading.