"Beauty is a form of genius—is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation."

"To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will break your heart."

最好的领导者是那些最热衷于让比自己更聪明的人围绕在身边的人。

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

写作是探索人类经验的复杂性和身份细微差别的一种方式。

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

奖励一个人多年来如此愉快地要求玉米植株解决特定问题并观察其反应，可能看起来不公平。

释义：如果不能长久地保持其君子之德，就可能蒙受羞辱。