子曰:“后生可畏,焉知来者之不如今也?四十、五十而无闻焉,斯亦不足畏也已。”
【译文】 孔子说:“年轻人值得敬佩,怎知后代不如今人?四五十岁还默默无闻的人,就没什么前程了。”
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
"The best stories are those that refuse to end."