子貢曰：“貧而無(wú)諂，富而無(wú)驕，何如？”子曰：“可也。未若貧而樂(lè)，富而好禮者也。”子貢曰：“云：‘如切如磋，如琢如磨’，其斯之謂與？”子曰：“賜也，始可與言已矣，告諸往而知來(lái)者?！?
【譯文】 子貢說(shuō)：“貧窮卻不阿諛?lè)畛校毁F卻不狂妄自大，怎樣？”孔子說(shuō)：“可以。不如窮得有志氣，富得有涵養(yǎng)的人?！弊迂曊f(shuō)：“修養(yǎng)的完善，如同玉器的加工：切了再磋，琢了再磨，對(duì)吧？”孔子說(shuō)：“子貢啊，現(xiàn)在可以與你談詩(shī)了。說(shuō)到過(guò)去，你就知道未來(lái)?！?/div>
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
我認(rèn)為美來(lái)自內(nèi)心。它不是你可以放在臉上的東西。它是你必須從內(nèi)心感受到的東西。
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
If you want to grow, you must be willing to adapt.
I'm not perfect, but I'm always me.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.