We cannot not know history.

容易愤怒就会伤害别人；私欲太多了就会害了自己；贪图安逸就会有害于自己的品德；忧虑太多，就会削弱自己的意志。

小说是一种永远处于危机中、濒临消失边缘的艺术形式，而这正是它保持生命力的原因。

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

We're told, from many sources, that any onecan achieve anything. We've done away with the caste system, we are now in a system where anyone can rise to any position they please. And it's a beautiful idea. Along with that is a kind of spirit of equality; we're all basically equal. There are no strictly defined hierarchies. There is one really big problem with this, and that problem is envy.

孔子说：“品质恶劣的人，忍受不了贫穷，享受不了快乐。仁者安仁，智者利仁。”