凡是创作古文，必须推究前代文章的本意，以此展现自己的学问。

每一项伟大突破最开始都是可笑的、荒谬的。事实上，如果它一开始不是可笑和荒谬的，就不是突破。

The individual is reduced to a negligible quantity, perhaps less in his consciousness than in his habits and in the unconscious adjustments of his life.

译文：谦虚的人常常反思自己的过错，骄傲的人经常议论别人的错误。赏析：静坐常思己过，闲谈莫论人非，是做人的基本准则。人无完人，每个人都有这样或那样的缺点，我们要有容纳世间万物的胸怀。