1 The Value of Time 1
2 Life Is Short 5
3 Progress 9
4 The Essentials for Success 12
5 What Is Work? 17
6 Experience 21
7 Happiness and Circumstances 25
8 The Thirteen Virtues 29
9 Money 33
10 The Man Who Dies Thus Rich Dies Disgraced 37
11 Freedom 40
12 The Essence of Freedom 44
13 Love and Friendship 48
14 On Knowledge 52
15 On Books and Learning 56
16 Readers and Book Owners 60
17 Education 64
18 University Training 68
19 What Is Science? 74
20 The Artist's Duty 78
21 On Etiquette 82
22 China 85
附录：名人简介 89