自己不能胜任的事，切勿轻易答应别人;既经允诺，就必须实践自己的诺言。

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

The great ideological battles between liberalism and communism, or between democracy and authoritarianism, have been replaced by a general consensus on the desirability of liberal democracy.

艺术是当你不知道该做什么时做的事情。

书籍是终极的逃避。