The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.

债券市场是未来经济活动的最终预测者。

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

Never spend your money before you have it.

掌权者总是从弱小的平民手中掠夺权力。这就是他们积累权力，成为统治者的方式。