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陶侃運甓官齋，其精勤可企而及也 謝安圍別墅，其鎮定非學而能也

見小利，不能立大功。存私心，不能謀公事 見人行善，多方贊成。見人過舉，多方提醒，

此君子修己之功也 敬他人，即是敬自己。靠自己，勝於靠他人

家之貧窮者，謀奔走以給衣食，衣食未必能充 何若自謀本業，知民生在勤，定當有濟

處境太求好，必有不好事出來。學藝怕刻苦，還有受苦時在後 處世以忠厚人為法。傳家得勤儉意便佳

昧暗處見光明世界，此心即白日青天 川學海而至海，故謀道者，不可有止心

常思某人德業勝於我，某人學問勝於我，則可以自慚矣 成大事功，全仗著赤心鬥膽。有真氣節，才算得鐵面銅頭

一昧學吃虧，是處事良方 數雖有定，而君子但求其理，理既得，數亦難違

守身不敢妄為，恐貽羞於父母。創業還須深慮，恐貽害於子孫 善謀生者，但令長幼內外，勤修恒業而不必富其家

生資之高在忠信，非關機巧。學業之美於德行，不僅文章 盛衰之機，雖關氣運，而有心者，必責諸人謀

人品之不高，總為一利字看不破 學業之不進，總為一懶字丟不開

世雖有僥幸之事，斷不可存僥幸之心 人心統耳目官骸，而於百體為君，必隨處見神明之宰

在世無過百年，總要作好人、存好心，留個後代榜樣 謀生各有恒業，那得管閑事、說閑話，荒我正經工夫

立言即未經起行，而於人有益，故與立功立德而並傳 有生資，不加學力，氣質究難化也

顏子之不校，孟子之自反，是賢人處橫逆之方 子貢之無諂，原思之坐弦，是賢人守貧窮之法

伍子胥報父兄之仇而郢都滅，申包胥救君上之難而楚國存，可知人心足恃也 秦始皇滅東周之歲而劉季生，梁武帝滅南齊之年而侯景降，可知天道好還也

對聖賢言語，必要我平時照樣行去，才算讀書 與其使鄉黨有譽言，不如令鄉黨無怨言

與其為子孫謀產業，不如教子孫習恒業 遇老成人，便肯殷殷求教，則向善必篤也

It is always, I presume, a question in every business just how fast it is wise to go, and we went pretty rapidly in those days, building and…

Business is merely work. Speculation in things already produced—that is not business.

The payment of five dollars a day for an eight-hour day was one of the finest cost-cutting moves we ever made, and the six-dollar day wage is cheaper…

It was about this time I conceiv'd the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection.

You can only connect them looking backward, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life … Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death. And that is why it is always Day 1.

企業領導層和組織文化的傳承一直是任何企業的最大挑戰。

阿里巴巴將永遠堅持做一家102年的企業，我們不會改變「讓天下沒有難做的生意」這個使命。

创新的基础还是学术自由，有自由的学术思想、自由的研究方向，这是很重要的。

一个不懂技术的工程师是浪费粮食。

对于拼多多管理层来说，本分意味着专注于为消费者创造价值。

The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.

In this piece it was my design to explain and enforce this doctrine, that vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden…

Probably in the life of everyone there comes a time when he is inclined to go over again the events, great and small, which have made up the…

In some measure I have been associated with the most interesting people our country has produced, especially in business--men who have helped largely…

It would have been a pleasure as well as a satisfaction to dwell with some fulness upon the stories of daily and intimate companionship which existed…

He was a young and enthusiastic fellow, so full of his subject that he added his slogan, "$4.00 a bbl.," after his signature on the register, that no…

I can never cease to wonder at his capacity for hard work. I do not often see him now, for he has great affairs on his hands, while I live like a…

Speaking of Mr. Archbold leads me to say again that I have received much more credit than I deserve in connection with the Standard Oil Company. It…

The great majority of my associations were made so many years ago, that I have reached the age when hardly a month goes by (sometimes I think…

One of my partners, who had successfully built up a large and prosperous business, was resisting with all his force a plan that some of us favoured,…

It is always, I presume, a question in every business just how fast it is wise to go, and we went pretty rapidly in those days, building and…

The part played by one of my earliest partners, Mr. H.M. Flagler, was always an inspiration to me. He invariably wanted to go ahead and accomplish…

It was to be expected of such a man that he should fulfil his destiny by working out some great problems at a time when most men want to retire to…

This one man, by his own energy and capital, has opened up a vast stretch of country, so that the old inhabitants and the new settlers may have a…

I first knew Mr. Flagler as a young man who consigned produce to Clark & Rockefeller. He was a bright and active young fellow full of vim and push.…

Naturally, I came to see more of him. The business relations which began with the handling of produce he consigned to our old firm grew into a…

For years and years this early partner and I worked shoulder to shoulder; our desks were in the same room. We both lived on Euclid Avenue, a few rods…

"All right, J.D., I'll give you all I've got." This was all he said, but I went home that night relieved of anxiety. As it turned out, we received…

And this sort of experience was not, I am grateful to say, rare with me. I was always a great borrower in my early days; the business was active…

We were then shipping a large quantity of oil by lake and canal, to save in transportation, and it took additional capital to carry these shipments;…

But I fear I am telling too much about banks and money and business. I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the…

During all the long period of work, which lasted from the time I was sixteen years old until I retired from active business when I was fifty-five,…

Of detail work I feel I have done my full share. As I began my business life as a bookkeeper, I learned to have great respect for figures and facts,…

This phrase, "diligent in business," reminds me of an old friend of mine in Cleveland who was devoted to his work. I talked to him, and no doubt…

This ore trade was of great and absorbing interest at Cleveland. My old employer was paid $4 a ton for carrying ore from the Marquette regions…

"Look it all over," I said, "and decide which plan is best." It was a proud moment when this real authority accepted my suggestions as bringing out…

My methods of attending to business matters differed from those of most well-conducted merchants of my time and allowed me more freedom. Even after…

Of all the profitable things which develop quickly under the hand, I have thought my young nurseries show the greatest yield. We keep a set of…

Naturally, people of modest means lead a closer family life than those who have plenty of servants to do everything for them. I count it a blessing…

We thoroughly enjoyed this little business affair, and I can still close my eyes, and distinctly see the gentle and dignified birds walking quietly…