I'm not big on compromise. I understand compromise. Sometimes compromise is the right answer, but oftentimes compromise is the equivalent of defeat, and I don't like being defeated.

想走得快，独自前行；想走得远，结伴同行。

Every setback is a setup for a comeback.

【释义】随着时代的变迁而调整自己，而不是责怪他人。

在朝堂上也可以当一名隐士，何必非要到深山老林中去呢？