Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain (智力投资绝不会白花。)

Constant dropping wears the stone (滴水穿石。)

If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spead their wings, and put compensation as a carrier behind it, you almost don't have to manage them 如果你选对了人，给他们施展的机会，以酬劳作为载体，就几乎不用管理他们了。------杰克 韦尔奇(Jack Welch)通用电气前CEO

Management it, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet 归根结底，管理是一种汇合了艺术、科学和手艺的实践。-------亨利 明茨伯格(Henry Mintzberg)管理学者

Do thou restrain the haughty¹ spirit in thy breast, for better far is gentle courtesy把你的傲慢留在心中，因为温良、恭顺要好的多。

I detest² that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another我厌恶那些口是心非的人。

It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave催一个想留下的人快走和留下一个非常想走的人是一样的冒犯他人。

A companion's words of persuasion³ are effective同伴的劝说是有效的。

A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted⁴, and who has many responsibilities

一个议员不应该一晚上从头睡到尾。他受了人民的委托，有许多的责任。

A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters⁵ some leaves upon the ground, while others the burgeoning⁶ wood brings forth⁷ - and the season of spring comes on So of men one generation springs forth and another ceases

人就象树叶一样更新换代;风把一些树叶吹离了地面，而另一些则在树上萌芽——接着春天就来了。所以对于人来说，一代人出生了，另一代人则死去了。

A multitude of rulers is not a good thing Let there be one ruler, one king

多头管理不是好事。就只要一个管理者，一个国王。

Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the coward and the brave man; the idle man and he who has done much meet death alike

勇敢打仗的人一样也会落后，同样的荣誉也能被勇敢者和胆小者同时持有;庸懒的人和勤劳的人可能会一块死掉。

He knew the things that were and the things that would be and the things that had been before聪明人了解事物，知道事物的来龙去脉。

He lives not long who battles with the immortals⁸, nor do his children prattle⁹ about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread¹⁰ fray¹¹

与永恒的事物作斗争的人是活不长的，他从战场和可怕的斗争中回来后，他的孩子也不会在他的膝下承欢。

I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown我死后也会躺在尘埃里，但现在我要赢得荣耀。

If you are very valiant¹², it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift如果你非常勇敢，我想那是神赐与你的。

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere¹³ as long as the policy you've decided¹⁴ upon is being carried out 要让你的周围都是你能找到的最优秀的人;授予他们权力;只要你制定的政策正在实施就不要干预。--------罗纳德 里根(Ronald Reagan)美国已故总统

Manangement by objectives works if you first think through your objectives Ninety percent of the time you haven't 如果你先想透了你的目标，目标管理是可行的。但十有八九你没有想透。---------彼得 德鲁克(Peter Drucker)已故管理大师

reaching the summit had nothing to do with where you arrived and verything to do with how you got there Likewise with the business: The point was not to focus on making money; focus on doning things right, and the profits would come 登顶的地点并不重要，重要的是你如何登顶。做生意也是如此：关键是不能只是想着赚钱;只要一心一意地将事情做好，利润自然会有的。----------伊冯 乔伊纳德(Yvon Chouinard)美国企业界

When you do something truly revolutionary, most competitors will never copy it, they won't understand it 如果你做的事是真正革命性的，大多数竞争对手就永远模仿不了。他们甚至都理解不了。----------司各特 库克(Scott Cook)财捷公司创始人

Experience is the mother of wisdom(经验是智慧之母。)