The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it.
On ne peut trop tôt souffrir ce qu'on ne saurait éviter.
孔子说:“陪君子说话要注意三种毛病:没到说的时候就说,叫做急躁;到该说的时候不说,叫做隐瞒;不顾对方的表情就说,叫做睁眼瞎。”