Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

做官虽然讲究才学，但还是以品行为本。 

最重要的是保持思考，保持质疑。

真相总是由两个半真半假的东西组成。

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.

译文：亲近贤臣，疏远小人，这是西汉兴盛的原因;亲近小人，疏远贤臣，这是东汉衰败的原因。