The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
腐蚀青年的最确切方式是教导他们更高度尊敬那些与他们想法相同的人，而不是那些有不同想法的人。
The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.
一项发明可能价值连城，但对发明者却毫无价值。
我们表现得好像舒适和奢华是生活的主要需求，而其实让我们快乐的唯一需要是有点热情。
我们生活的目的是快乐。
"Every brushstroke should carry the weight of thought."
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.