小人办事，处理的原则是私利，合于私利的就看作利，违背私利的就看作害；君子办事，衡量的标准是道义，合于道义的就看作利，违反道义的就看作害。

Natural selection is cruel。

真正的奢华在于细节——手工缝制的接缝，精心挑选的木纹。

释义：眼睛随便乱看就会使你惑乱，耳朵随意乱听就会使你迷惑，嘴巴随意胡说就会给你带来乱子。警示人们在日常生活中要保持谨言慎行的态度，以免招来祸患。

The most sustainable farm is the one that remains profitable year after year.

The only way to get better is to compete against the best.

译文：听取多方面的意见才能明辨是非，只听信一方面的话就会分不清是非。

All the other children at my school are stupid. Except I’m not meant to call them stupid, even though this is what they are.

写作是一种生活方式，一种存在于世界的方式。