If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.

你只活一次，但如果你做得对，一次就足够了。

Banking is inherently fragile because it involves transforming liquid liabilities into illiquid assets.

The only way to improve is to play against the best.

——〈建国方略之一：孙文学说——行易知难〉，1919年5月20日