美貌、青春、财富、甚至爱情本身，都不能让深得上帝恩宠的人免于焦虑和痛苦，远离哀愁，也无法让他们避免失去自己最爱的东西。因为，一生中，有些雨必然得下，一些日子必然会黑暗、哀伤、凄凉。

【译文】 宰予白天睡觉。孔子说：“他象朽木一样无法雕琢，象粪墙一样无法粉刷，我能拿他怎样？”孔子又说：“以前我看人，他说什么，我信什么；现在我看人，听他说，再看他做。因为宰予，我改了过来。”

睡得早起得早，使人聪明、富有、身体好。

Innovation often comes from rethinking the ordinary.

To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes.