书籍是最安静、最恒久的朋友；它们是最易接近、最睿智的顾问，也是最耐心的老师。

When someone is nasty， rude， hateful， or mean with you， pretend they have a disease. That makes it easier to have empathy toward them which can soften the conflict.

We are taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear, and sadness, and to me, they are of equal value to happiness, excitement, and inspiration.