最适合文明的气候是刺激但不令人疲惫的气候。

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

The liberal international order is a myth.

善恶之间的界限常常是模糊的。

I think track records are very important. If you start trying to have a perfect one in a simple thing like honesty, you're well on your way to success in this world.

古今来世代显贵家族，无不因积德造就；天地之间第一等好人品，还是由读书培养。

Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.

Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a stallholder in a market, it is always ourselves that we are describing.