"To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright."

"A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return."

儿童不是缩小的成人，而是有其自身发展规律的个体。

The truth is, I don't know what I'm doing half the time, but I do it with confidence.

中国的崛起和俄罗斯的复兴挑战了自由民主是唯一可行的政府形式的观念。

There is no such thing as great wisdom in the world, just as there is no such thing as talent. What exists is triviality. If you keep doing repetitive things, you become an expert; if you do repetitive things with special focus, you become a master.

自由的功能是解放他人。

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.