Changing Appetites

Used to think love could sustain me, now I just find the meal delicious.

❤️🍚😋 Used to think love could sustain me, now I just find the meal delicious. // 以前觉得喜欢能当饭吃,现在觉得饭好吃。 Yǐqián juédé xǐhuān néng dāng fàn chī, xiànzài juédé fàn hào chī. // Dĩ tiền giác đắc hỉ hoan năng đương phạn cật, hiện tại giác đắc phạn hảo cật. // Trước kia cảm thấy thích có thể … Read more

Plan vs Reality

According to my plan, I should be a well-read woman

📚🤦‍♀️🍲 According to my plan, I should be a well-read woman, but now I am a well-fed woman. // 按我的计划,我应该是一个饱读诗书的女人,但我现在是一个饱的女人。 Àn wǒ de jìhuà, wǒ yīnggāi shì yīgè bǎo dú shī shū de nǚrén, dàn wǒ xiànzài shì yīgè bǎo de nǚrén. // Án ngã đích kế hoa, ngã ứng cai thị nhất cá bão … Read more

Unspoken Feelings

In middle age, one is like a plowing buffalo, beneath the strong appearance lies the unsaid voice of the heart.

🐂🤨💬 In middle age, one is like a plowing buffalo, beneath the strong appearance lies the unsaid voice of the heart. // 人到中年,就像一头犁田的牛,坚强的外表下,隐藏着不能说的心声​。 Rén dào zhōng nián, jiù xiàng yītóu lí tián de niú, jiānqiáng de wàibiǎo xià, yǐncángzhe bùnéng shuō de xīnshēng​. // Nhân đáo trung niên, tựu tượng nhất đầu lê điền đích … Read more

Elegance Matters

In middle age, without an elegant demeanor, one is bound to appear shallow

😌🌿🌟 In middle age, without an elegant demeanor, one is bound to appear shallow; without a composed demeanor, one is bound to appear desperate. // 人到中年,若是身上没有优雅的样子,就免不了有肤浅的样子;没有从容的样子,就免不了有绝望的样子。 Rén dào zhōng nián, ruòshì shēnshang méiyǒu yōuyǎ de yàngzi, jiù miǎnbule yǒu fūqiǎn de yàngzi; méiyǒu cóngróng de yàngzi, jiù miǎnbule yǒu juéwàng de yàngzi. // Nhân đáo … Read more

Literary Reflections

In middle age, you can drink Li Bai's wine, but must lighten Du Fu's sorrows

🍷🌔📜 In middle age, you can drink Li Bai’s wine, but must lighten Du Fu’s sorrows; enjoy Su Dongpo’s bright moon, but don’t touch Wang Wei’s love red beans. // 人到中年,可饮李白的酒,但要看开杜甫的愁;可赏苏东坡的明月,但别碰王维的相思红豆。 Rén dào zhōng nián, kěyǐn lǐbái de jiǔ, dàn yào kàn kāi dùfǔ de chóu; kě yǐ shǎng sūdōngpō de míngyuè, dàn bié pèng … Read more

Qian Zhongshu

Those inside the city walls want to escape, while those outside want to break in

🏰🔄🌆 Those inside the city walls want to escape, while those outside want to break in; be it marriage or career, such is the desire of life. — Qian Zhongshu “Fortress Besieged”​​​​ // 围在城里的人想逃出来,站在城外的人想冲进去,婚姻也罢、事业也罢,人生的欲望大都如此。——钱钟书《围城》 ​​​ Wéi zài chéng lǐ de rén xiǎng táo chūlái, zhàn zài chéng wài de rén xiǎng chōng jìnqù, hūnyīn yěbà, … Read more

Mo Yan

The secret to maintaining good relationships with those around you is not to share happiness

☝️🤐🤝 The secret to maintaining good relationships with those around you is not to share happiness, not to show off success, not to gossip, and not to pretend to be smart. — Mo Yan // 和周围人搞好关系的秘诀就是,不分享喜悦,不炫耀成功,不说三道四,不假装聪明。​​​——莫言 Hé zhōuwéi rén gǎo hǎo guānxì de mìjué jiùshì, bù fēnxiǎng xǐyuè, bù xuànyào chénggōng, bù shuō sān dào … Read more

Charlie Munger

In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn't read all the time

📚🧠📖 In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time — none, zero. ― Charlie Munger (1924 – 2023) // 我这辈子遇到的聪明人,没有不每天阅读的,没有,一个都没有。——查理·芒格 (1924 – 2023) Wǒ zhè bèizi yù dào de cōngmíng rén, méiyǒu bù měitiān yuèdú de, méiyǒu, yīgè dōu méiyǒu. ——Chálǐ·Máng gé // Ngã giá bối tử … Read more

Unique Choices

The countless choices we made in the past have shaped the unique individuals we are

🤞❤️💪 The countless choices we made in the past have shaped the unique individuals we are. Occasionally having bad luck is okay, because you know you love yourself, and even in moments of disappointment, you never thought about giving up. // 我们过去做的无数选择,组成了独一无二的自己。 偶尔运气不好也没关系,因为你知道,你是热爱自己的,即使再失意,也没想过放弃。 Wǒ men guò qù zuò de wú shù xuǎn zé, zǔ chéng … Read more