The international system is inherently competitive, and states are constantly trying to outmaneuver each other.

What is done in love is done well.

古代的毛嫱、西施，虽然她们是天下的美人，但在满面怒容的时候，人家是看不出她们的美貌来的。鲁迅曾说“世间最可厌恶的事莫如一张生气的脸；世间最下流的事莫如把生气的脸摆给旁人看，这比打骂更难受”，开心的时候，几乎每个人都是慈眉善目，但最能显露一个人修养的，却是他生气的时候，即使盛怒，也不摆脸色给别人看，这是最佳的人品。

Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.

Integrity is non-negotiable in business.

"The world is a text, and we are all its readers and writers."

始终保持交易的书面记录。这将帮助你从错误和成功中学习。

信任是一点一滴建立起来的，却可能瞬间失去——这适用于商业也适用于生活。