Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks.

最危险的策略是分两步跳过峡谷。

农民是我们经济中唯一必须以零售价购买一切，以批发价出售一切，并支付双向运费的人。

The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.