说到底，作家只是他书的一半。另一半是读者，作家从读者那里学习。

Progress happens when we stop blaming and start solving.

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.