First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

解读：读书不是单纯为功名利禄，而是在遭遇挫折、低谷时，书中智慧、精神能化作内心支撑，助我们咬牙挺过艰难时刻。

人性本善，社会使其败坏。