As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The key to long-term success is balancing short-term performance with sustainable growth.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

这个世界是最好的可能世界。

写作是为沉默者发声，让不可见的事物显现。

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one.

选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木，弯曲的木头。恶，厌恶、怕。绳，木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪，奸邪之人。正法，公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比，说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。