晏子春秋

雕塑在大理石块中已经完成，在我开始工作之前。它已经在那里，我只需要凿去多余的材料。

移动的手指在书写；一旦写下，便继续前行：无论是你的虔诚还是智慧，都无法引诱它回来取消半行，你的泪水也无法洗去一个字。

You put together two people who have not been put together before; and sometimes the world is changed, sometimes not. They may crash and burn, or they may ignite and light up the sky.

拿破仑在征俄惨败时如此说。

At an early age I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to decide if their mistakes are bigger than your love for them.

译文：一个家族的衰败没落，多半是因为子孙们的骄傲懒惰所致；社会风气的败坏，多是因为富贵者的奢华淫靡所致。赏析：一个家族要想兴旺发达，必然有良好的家风传承，子孙门的骄奢淫逸只会让家族走向没落。