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Philosophy
Read by theme, not by timeline.
Weilu Yehua, Passage 202
本分人,即是快活人,無奈做本分人者甚少 王者不令人放生,而無故卻不殺生,則物命可惜也
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Philosophy · Health · Decision · Action · Chinese classics
Weilu Yehua, Passage 203
聖人不責人無過,惟多方誘之改過,庶人心可回也 與朋友交遊,須將他好處留心學來,方能受益
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Character · Health · Cognition · Philosophy · Chinese classics
Weilu Yehua, Passage 204
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
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Philosophy · Leadership · Learning · Action · Chinese classics
Weilu Yehua, Passage 206
聽切實話,覺得津津有味,則進德可期也 余最愛草廬日錄有句雲:淡如秋水貧中味,和若春風靜後功
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Decision · Growth · Philosophy · Health · Chinese classics
Weilu Yehua, Passage 208
用功於內者,必於外無所求。飾美於外者,必其中無所有
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Health · Philosophy · Growth · Chinese classics
Business Is Not Speculation
Business is merely work. Speculation in things already produced—that is not business.
Business is productive work, not speculation in existing goods.
Action · Wealth · Philosophy · Entrepreneur memoirs
Connecting the Dots
You can only connect them looking backward, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
The dots of life connect only in hindsight, so trust is required in advance.
Learning · Philosophy · Action · Entrepreneur memoirs
Your Time Is Limited
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.
Finite time should be spent on one's own judgment, not others' expectations.
Decision · Character · Philosophy · Entrepreneur memoirs
A 102-Year Company
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。
A long-lived company keeps its mission fixed while its strategy changes.
Leadership · Philosophy · Growth · Entrepreneur memoirs
The Duty of the Rich
The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.
Dying with vast unused wealth is a moral failure.
Wealth · Philosophy · Character · Entrepreneur memoirs
Why Virtue Is Worth Pursuing
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…
Morality rests on harm, not merely on prohibition.
Philosophy · Character · Human nature · Entrepreneur memoirs
Models from Many Disciplines
And the models have to come from multiple disciplines—because all the wisdom of the world is not to be found in one little academic department.
Worldly wisdom requires models drawn from many disciplines, not one department.
Learning · Cognition · Philosophy · Modern investor letters
Deserve What You Want
The safest way to try and get what you want is to try and deserve what you want.
The surest path to getting what you want is to deserve it.
Character · Philosophy · Action · Modern investor letters
Investment vs. Speculation
An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and a satisfactory return. Operations not meeting these…
Investment requires thorough analysis, safety of principal, and a satisfactory return; otherwise it is speculation.
Investing · Decision · Philosophy · Modern investor letters