Fan Li also offered four remedies for life's challenges. First: Before speaking, think it through three times: Should I say this? Will it offend anyone? Can I say it another way? After three repetitions, you'll be able to hold back nine out of ten sentences. Second: What do you want? Wait three days. If you still want it after three days, you'll find that 80% of the things you wanted no longer matter. Third: When you're feeling triumphant, first look at your feet—is it flat ground or a cliff? Is it rocky soil or thin ice? See clearly before you move forward. Fourth: When you're clinging to something, first do the math: Is it worth exchanging ten years of your life? Is it worth exchanging your family's happiness? Once you've calculated it, you'll know whether you should let go. Fan Li rose from a poor boy to become the Prime Minister of Yue, then the richest man in the land three times, and finally died peacefully with a large family—all thanks to these four sentences. More than 2000 years have passed, and these words still hold true because human nature has never changed: greed, pride, clinging, and unrestrained speech were present in the ancients, and they are present in people today. Truly remarkable people aren't judged by how high they climb, but by how well they land. Fan Li proved throughout his life that the highest skill isn't conquering others, but controlling oneself. These four sentences are a precious legacy Fan Li left to posterity, worthy of our deep reflection and practice!