為人處世，不要只看光鮮亮麗的外表
人說英雄難過美人關。一個人，長相特別漂亮，難免會被異性喜歡。但漂亮的外表下，難免會有藏污納垢的地方。人不能只看外表，要看他的內在修養，才能避免不必要的傷害。 還有一些人，除了漂亮，別的一無是處，這樣的人，關注他其實也“沒什麼意思”，還是少在他身上浪費時間為好。
楊絳：越是難熬的時候，人越要體面
http://www.thevalue101.com/article.php?id=68741&fbclid=IwAR3HSaYy4F9Fmj68uhjJ1UFe2_uMScikbXCae3OE49L436wAhDXhS3V0nv8 人可以有霉運，但不能有黴相。 楊絳曾說：“在這物慾橫流的人世間，做人實在夠苦。” 成年人的世界裡沒有“容易”二字，每個人都有自己的難處。 與其被生活狼狽碾過，不如活得體面一些。
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願你順風不浪，逆風不慫
http://www.thevalue101.com/article.php?id=68715&fbclid=IwAR0KP-nXUA-LVD81Z_zdwcwy4ZG1VXB1X0mfpAx2uKSfyAlLwvU1DmGS5JM 從我們出生的那一刻，我們就是人生贏家。我們獲得了來到這個世界的機會，我們可以盡情地感知世界的美好，體會生命的苦難。 無論是順境亦或逆境，我們都要勿忘初心，始終用歸零的心態，看清自己本自具足，同時也不驕不躁，坦然面對生活的風浪。 人活在世上，其實無論生活給了你什麼樣的禮物，只要你心裡的信念不倒，初心不變，一切禮物你都能接住它。