If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

拍卖中的"赢家诅咒"不在于你赢了，而在于你为所赢之物付出过多。

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

译文：像许汜那样只知道买田置房(追求个人私利)，恐怕会羞于见到雄才大略的刘备。可惜时光流逝，我在风雨飘摇中担惊受怕，连树木都已长得粗壮高大!(注：“树犹如此”  化用典故，感慨时光虚度)能请谁唤来歌女，用红巾翠袖擦拭我这英雄失意的泪水?