Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.

Collaboration is the foundation of progress.

Happiness does not consist in self-love.

爱护自己的体面不如注重廉耻；求医用药不如善养性情；结党营私不如昭示信义；作威作福不如诚恳笃实；过多的表白不如谨小慎微；巧取声名不如矫正自己心念；恣意于奢侈恣逸，不如从名教中自取其乐；安置田宅不如给儿孙多施家教。