The capitalist achievement does not typically consist in providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within the reach of factory girls in return for steadily decreasing amounts of effort.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

不要因为别人辜负我就打消行善济人的念头，想想我当初帮助别人时，只不过是在同情心驱使下做出的举动，并未想着要别人报答。至于说遇上了忘恩负义的人，不必与之计较，付之一笑罢了。

"The essence of literature is to capture the fleeting moments of human experience and give them permanence through words."