The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome of the process of modernization.

Writing is a dialogue with oneself.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The best fertilizer is the farmer's shadow.

译文：性格怪异，脾气不好的人，多因心胸狭窄、容不得人而终日处于不安之中，从而落得个短命的下场；语言尖酸刻薄的人，因少积口德而使得众人都远离其人，得不到别人的帮助，使得自己福分浅薄。

I don't live in the past, I don't live in the future, I live in the present.

信任是通过透明和一致建立的。