The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.

听从理性的人会迷失：理性奴役所有心智不够强大无法驾驭它的人。

生活世界是我们日常生活中视为理所当然的隐含知识和无问题信念的背景。

"Listening is an act of participation."

增长来自于突破界限。

最好的故事是那些让我们质疑自己现实的故事。

译文：了解人情世故就是一门学问，能应付人情世故就是好文章。赏析：我们要学会洞悉人性，洞察人心，要善于向书本学习，向社会学习，悟透人情世故，处事圆滑，才能走得更远。