The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains.

The only way to understand another culture is to assume the frame of reference of that culture.

只有浅薄的人才了解自己。

He laughs best who laughs last.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.