美好的社会是美德得到回报的社会。

When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mold you, it feels damn good!

A painting is finished when the idea has disappeared.

【大意】说话一定要讲信用，约定了就一定要做到，这是天下的高尚行为。

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.

People tend to value things more highly when they own them.

国会议员对职位的热情非常强烈。