Tolerate fools, understand fools, and exploit fools.
As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. —HARRINGTON EMERSON +++
只有当你出售股票的时候，你才会亏损。如果你保留着这些股份，将来可能会有人愿意付更多的钱来买进。”“那么这段时间里我就什么也得不到？”我很想知道一切。“不，在这期间，你参与所有的分红。”老太太马上打消了我的疑虑，“每当公司赢利，就会把利润分配给所有持有股份的人，这叫红利。”“也就是说，马塞尔必须定时从他的收入中拿出一部分，交给我们？”莫尼卡兴奋地问。“公司要每年计算一次赢利，然后再决定把这些钱用来做什么。比如可以用一部分钱购买新设备，让公司运作得更好，其余部分分配给所有持有股份的人。” ...
这也就是你还没有找到机会的原因。不去寻找机会的人，最多不过是在走运的时候捡到天上掉下来的馅饼。你只需要去找合适的机会就够了，把注意力放在他所知道、能做以及拥有的东西上，而我却在想我家周围没有敬老院，这样做显然是不明智的，何况钱钱已经一再提醒过我应该怎么做了。 ...
你的自信程度决定了你是否相信自己的能力，是否相信你自己。假如你根本不相信你能做到的话，那么你就根本不会动手去做，而假如你不开始去做，那么你就什么也得不到。 ...
Many people often spend their entire lives thinking about things they don’t know, can’t do, or don’t have. First, solving someone else’s problem for them can earn you a lot of money; second, focus your energy on what you know, can do, and have.
Gia, opportunities abound everywhere, but you can only see them when you seek for them. Only when you have a strong desire in your heart will you go in search of opportunities. And when you imagine, the strong desire arises.
你必须设想自己已经拥有了这些东西，这样你的一个小愿望才会变成一种强烈的渴望。 你想象得越多，你的愿望就越强烈，你就越渴望，那么你就会开始寻找机会来实现自己的梦想,不去寻找机会的人，最多不过是在走运的时候捡到天上掉下来的馅饼。 ...
如果你只是带着试试看的心态，那么你最后只会以失败而告终，你会一事无成。尝试纯粹是一种借口，你还没有做，就已经给自己想好了退路。不能试验，你只有两个选择——做或者不做。太多的人做事犹豫不决，就是因为他们觉得没有完全弄懂一样东西。而真正付诸实施要比纯粹的思考要聪明多了 ...
所谓“光环效应”，就是指人们总是喜欢根据某起单一事件或某个单一特质来积极地看待某个人、某个地点或某个事物。
The author presents an argument, supports it with numerous examples, and then uses their own perspective to explain various phenomena in the world. Once I feel like I’ve understood this argument, I stop reading further. There are so many such books; I call them pseudo-science bestsellers. +++
I believe that one of the key points to making money is reputation and credibility. In other words, people need to know you and trust you so that they can transact through you. I mentioned earlier about divers as an example. Because your diving skills are excellent and you have high visibility, treasure hunters will come to you on their own initiative and share some treasures with you in exchange for your skills. +++ ...
If you keep counting down the time until success truly arrives, your patience will be worn thin. 成功需要时间。即使万事俱备 即使所有条件都已具备，成功也需要时间。在你等待的过程中，耐心会逐渐耗尽。 小本本 记录下这些时刻，无论多么微小的进展都是值得庆祝的。 ...
Your boss will always pay you just good enough.
对一件事情的欲望越小，顾虑就越少，执念就越少，反而越会顺其自然，遵循内心。你会以自己擅长的方式，始终不渝地做下去，工作质量也会因此提高。
Work as hard as you can. Even though who you work with and what you work on are more important than how hard you work.
There are no get-rich-quick schemes. Those are just someone else getting rich off you.
Money is how we transfer wealth. Money is social credits. It is the ability to have credits and debits of other people’s time.
Wealth is what you desire. Wealth is assets that generate income while you sleep. Wealth is the factory, the robots, producing items continuously. Wealth is the computer program that runs at night, serving other customers. Wealth is also money in the bank that is reinvested into other assets and businesses.
No matter how hard you try, you can only achieve average profit levels. +++
Avoid negative-sum games, play fewer zero-sum games, and engage in more positive-sum games. +++