whatever a man’s status is (may be), he must have an aim. if not, he can hardly stand on his own two feet in the world. that stands to reason. however important fame and wealth may be, we must not let them become our object in life. we sh...
does working make you unhappy or happy? the answer: it depends. toiling away at a job you hate may eat away at your happiness over time. but overall, being unemployed is worse for your state of mind than being employed—at least, that is,...
dear x: we have not seen each other for a long time. i miss (think of) you very much. i wish (that) i had wings and could fly to your home. however, this is impossible! father (my father) has gone abroad of late. if i had had time then, i w...
there is no doubt that dr. sun yat-sen is the greatest man that i ever known in my whole life. he set up the republic of china, so we call him our national father. he was devoted to the revolution about forty years. his aim was to liberate...
not only is summer a hot season but also diseases are apt to happen. to us it is neither comfortable nor safe. if we do not wish to get sick, we must pay attention to the following sanitary ways in summer. both fresh air and clean food are...
a few months passed, and i had long forgotten the incident. again, i was racing off to the airport, not paying attention, when lyda cried out: “look out for the red light!” my face turned crimson, i started breathing hard, i grimaced—...
in recent years, researchers have attempted to use a variety of statistics and surveys to answer a question that's occupied countless generations of philosophers: what makes us truly happy? while some evidence suggests that happiness may be...
if we have no knowledge, we cannot succeed in doing any work. why? because knowledge is power. with knowledge we have conquered nature and invented steamers, trains and airplanes. we can send messages by telegram. we can talk with our frien...
during the six-hour flight to new york, i did a cost-benefit analysis. i asked myself: “what was the cost of just listening when lyda called out the warning? zero.” i then reasoned: “what was the potential benefit? what could have bee...
once, when i was a teenager, my father and i were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. this family made a big impression on me. there were eight children, all...