We are all born mad. Some remain so.

I've always believed that clothes should look lived-in, like they have a past.

The tragedy of great power politics is that even well-intentioned states are forced to act in ways that can lead to conflict and war.

【译文】 子张问仁，孔子说：“能在天下推行五种品德，就是仁了。“哪五种？”说：“庄重、宽厚、诚实、勤敏、慈惠，庄重就不会受侮辱，宽厚就会得到拥护，诚实就会受到重用，勤敏就会获得成功，慈惠就会有本钱使用人。”

The desires， and other passions of man， in themselves， are in his own power； his real difficulties are， to know when they are to be controlled， and when not.

We are like travelers who have lost their way； we must ask， each one， for directions from a passerby.