刻苦读书,即使功名未就,但使人品高雅,气度不凡;道德高尚,但不希图报答,时时恬然自安,饱食酣眠。
Coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. It has to be the right idea and have good taste, but the execution and delivery are what’s key.
The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed to exclude, in a manner, all other arts.