The most important things are the hardest to say.
最重要的事情往往最難說出口。
The most dangerous phrase in the language is, 'We've always done it this way.'
I don’t fear losing. I fear not giving my best.
The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions.
對事物感到困惑的能力是所有創(chuàng)造的前提,無論是在藝術(shù)還是在科學(xué)領(lǐng)域。
The best stories are those that challenge our perceptions.
譯文:奢侈無度可以讓家業(yè)衰敗,過于吝嗇也可以讓家業(yè)衰??;過于愚笨可以壞事,精明過于也可以壞事。賞析:揮霍無度,浪費錢財,過分追求物質(zhì)享受,再多的家產(chǎn)也可以被敗光,而過分吝嗇,不懂得散財,不懂得讓金錢為我所用,再多的家產(chǎn)都無法產(chǎn)生價值。只會賺錢,不會用錢,金錢將失去意義;只會用錢,不會賺錢,金錢無處可來。人如果愚鈍不開,就不會明白世間的道理,做事毫無章法,自然難以成事;而人過于精明,不懂得收斂鋒芒,處處要占上風(fēng),處處算計別人,做事也難以成功。