Using people as mirrors can help us understand gains and losses.

The only reliable criterion for truth is always consistent with itself. —— Owen Land is valued for its fertility and harvest; talent is also land, but it does not produce food, but truth. If it can only breed contemplation and fantasy, no matter how great your talent is, it will only be a sandy field or a salt pond, and not even grass will grow on it. —— Belinsky I need three things: love, friendship and books. However, there is so much connection between these three! Fierce love can enrich the content of books, and books are people's most loyal friends. ——Montaigne Time is the most precious wealth of all wealth. ——The only thing that remains unchanged in the world is the truth that "everything is constantly changing." —— Living a bohemian life in Sri Lanka is as easy as going with the flow, but making good friends is as difficult as reaching the sky. ——Balzac If there is no love in this world, what meaning will it have in our hearts! It's like a revolving lantern without light. ——Goethe Live in moderation, and life will be long.