君子慎重地对待取决于自己、自己能主宰的事,而不去羡慕由天来决定的事,所以他们每天豆浆进步;小人不去做取决于自己、自己能主宰的事,却对由天决定的事由浓厚兴趣,所以他们每天都退步。正所谓“尽人事,知天命”,很多事是人力不可为的,就是所谓“天决定的事”,偶然性很大,不能强求。但很多人就是对这些事心心念念、抓着不放,守株待兔,幻想着天上掉馅饼,寄希望于福利彩票中大奖、发横财。不如踏踏实实地做好自己的日常工作,在这些能掌握在自己手中的事上下功夫,每天才能有进步,积少成多,更有可能取得成就。
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
The greatest happiness for the laborer consists in having an abundant supply of the necessaries of life.
The city is a collective work of art.
A writer is a person who is not satisfied with the world as it is, who wants to change it, to improve it, to make it more beautiful, more just, more livable.
只把眼睛盯在别人的缺点上,就会看不清自己的短处;只有常常检查自己,才能对自己的缺点了如指掌。