Happiness is the very nature of the self; happiness and the self are not different. There is no happiness in any object of the world. We imagine through our ignorance that we derive happiness from objects.

一个通过征税求繁荣的国家就好像一个缩在桶里想把自己提起来的人。

译文：选择妻子要看重品德而不要看重容貌，交朋友要看重在内心而不要看重钱财。赏析：不管是娶妻嫁人还是交朋友，我们都要注重对方的人品好坏。

"Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind."

美丽的眼睛能发现他人身上的美德，迷人的嘴唇能吐露善意的话语，优雅的姿态是因为了解自己不是孤立独行。

找到一颗类似地球的行星的可能性，正是推动我们进行系外行星研究的热情所在。

In the end, we are all just stories.

The only way to deal with the future is to function efficiently in the present.

我相信艺术是一种抵抗形式。