A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is unlikely to look out.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

君子这样来造船车，所以属下都效法他，因此他的人民就会饥寒交迫，不得不做奸邪的事。奸邪的事情一多，刑罚就重，刑罚一重，国家就混乱。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话，如果要做船车，就不能不节俭。 

害怕被征服的人，注定要失败。

傲慢的人突然显达，上天也会惩罚他；疏漏放纵的人，努力求进取，上天也会宽容他的行为。

To write is to descend into the abyss of oneself.