该句使用简短祈使结构强调自我主导的重要性。
Perhaps I have truly become weary, aged, and despondent, but I also feel more relaxed, open-minded, and cheerful. If I strive to compete with everyone and compare myself to others daily, am I not merely tormenting myself? When you learn to make yourself happy, those around you will also become more peaceful.
If others do not respect me, it is because I lack talent; if I do not respect others, it is because I lack virtue; if others do not tolerate me, it is because I am incapable; if I do not tolerate others, it is because my breadth of mind is insufficient; if others do not help me, it is because I am inactive; if I do not help others, it is because I lack kindness. If you treat others not by their own standards but by yours, you will give more and calculate less; if you judge others not by their actions but by your own grace, you will gain more magnanimity and less narrow-mindedness.
People need to be willful. Nowadays, too few people can afford to be willful. How can someone who is never willful maintain a healthy mental state? One must be the master of oneself. Happiness is swallowed, while sadness is chewed; if you chew on happiness, you will find sadness within. Any idealism carries a tinge of sorrow, and a wise person's life often feels like a continuous April Fool's Day.
Once you have capability, people will seek you out, and you will have connections. So-called "connections" are essentially an exchange of value between people. Connections without value are merely fleeting relationships of convenience. If people cannot gain value from you, they will not maintain a relationship with you. Work hard and work smart; once your business excels, the connections you are striving for today will be waiting for you tomorrow.
也许我是真的颓废了，变老了，消沉了，但也觉得轻松了，豁达了，开朗了。如果事事与人争，天天与人比，那不是纯粹在折磨自己吗？学会哄自己开心，周围的人也就都心平气和了。
人不敬我，是我无才；我不敬人，是我无德；人不容我，是我无能；我不容人，是我无量；人不助我，是我无为；我不助人，是我无善……凡事不以他人之心待人，你会多一份付出，少一分计较；凡事不以他人之举对人，你会多一份雅量，少一分狭隘。
人要任性。如今，太少人能任性了。不任性的人，怎么能维持健康的精神状态？自己要能做自己的主。快乐是吞咽的，悲伤是咀嚼的；如果咀嚼快乐，会嚼出悲伤来。任何理想主义都带有伤感情调，而智者的生涯，更像是天天过着愚人节。
当你有了本事，自然有人会来找你，你也便有了人脉。所谓人脉，本质上是人与人之间的价值交换。没有价值的人脉，不过是短暂的求助关系。若无法提供价值，别人也不会与你保持长久的关系。埋头苦干，兼顾智慧，把业务做精做强，明天抬头看，你今天苦苦经营的人脉终会成真。
"One must be the master of oneself."
"The key to a better life is not in someone else's hands; by letting go of resentment and sighs, a beautiful life becomes attainable."
"Control your desires, recognize your ignorance, and be your own master."
"Ride the waves, but do not be swept away by them."
"Destiny is not determined by heaven, but by oneself."