Classic life insights for the second half of 2024—read daily for a lifetime of broad-mindedness!

1. All anger basically stems from lack of money. All motivation, essentially, aims at making money. And all happiness is fundamentally rooted in having money.

2. You are unhappy because you are indecisive in life, not carefree in love, and overly sensitive and doubtful.

3. The world is not perfect and can even be cruel. You cannot decide whether the next journey will bring good or bad fortune, but you can decide your attitude towards it. Your perspective on the world determines its warmth towards you.

4. People often need to experience unhappiness to understand what happiness is. Just like encountering the wrong person helps you recognize who the right one is.

5. Money lost can be earned again, friends lost can be found anew, and love lost can be rediscovered. Remember, you lack nothing except the courage to start over.

6. Humans have an ingrained habit of comparing themselves to others, seeing who is better or worse. However, the basis of your worries and sorrows is never others' misfortunes but your own attitude.

7. I appreciate this utilitarian world because it acknowledges everyone's efforts. A beautiful girl may enjoy a few easy years, but a girl who can earn will lead a good life.

8. Time does not genuinely solve problems; it merely renders previously insurmountable dilemmas insignificant.

9. Undergoing surgery reveals that drinking medicine isn't bitter. A severe fall teaches that a scrape isn't worth tears. Betrayal shows that arguments don't harm true feelings. I hope you gradually learn to grow up, to no longer fear getting hurt, and to remain radiant despite your scars.

10. Fortune often smiles upon you simply because you took an extra glance, considered a bit more, or walked an extra mile.

11. You must learn to be an adult—refrain from sharing your sorrows with everyone, for human hearts are hard to gauge. Remember, more people take pleasure in your misfortunes than truly care for you.

12. In everything you do, avoid imposing your values and lifestyle on others or trying to change them. Sometimes a smile and a nod can win more favor than a fierce rebuttal.

13. When interacting with others, always be sincere but never fully exposed. Be genuine while holding something back.

14. Life is seldom perfect, often filled with nine parts dissatisfaction to one part joy. Those with true vision can enjoy the best and endure the worst.

15. Maturity means still liking what you like without needing to possess it, fearing what you fear but facing it, and disliking what you dislike yet tolerating it.

16. When you feel dissatisfied, you are progressing. When you feel pain, you are growing.

17. Your heart, like a room, requires regular cleaning—wash away and discard the bad, then fill it with the life you love, creating your ideal space.

18. Believe that luck is balanced in this world. The hardships you endure will eventually sweeten your life. Consider it a long vacation to rest until your luck turns, and then life will truly begin.

19. Lies are rehearsed like lines in a script, spoken after much practice; truths burst forth like a cough, often when they can no longer be suppressed.

20. If you are unhappy and joyless, let go; if you can't bear to and can't relinquish, then endure the pain.

21. There are too many distasteful things in life; understanding them all brings sorrow. Adding a layer of mist to life is not self-deception but self-protection. Taking everything too seriously only tires your heart and wears you out.

22. Every person you dislike serves to remind you not to become like them.

23. In youth, we are indifferent at the beginning but heartbroken at the end. In maturity, we avoid childish hurts yet miss the courage to start anew.

24. At a certain age, you must discard four things: meaningless social gatherings, people who don't love you, relatives who look down on you, and hypocritical friends. But you must possess four things: confidence on your face, kindness in your heart, courage in your bones, and strength in your life.