"The principles of a free society are essential for human progress and prosperity."
Nature has evolved incredible mechanisms for sensing the world - we're just starting to decode them.
大自然进化出了感知世界的惊人机制——我们才刚刚开始解码它们。
"A novel is a mirror carried along a high road. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road."
译文：有钱人家习惯了奢侈无度，教导子弟却成了难事；贫穷人家要谋生计，还是要靠读书获得出路。赏析：衣食无忧的家庭虽然能给孩子提供良好的物质条件，但也最容易让孩子养成穷奢极侈的作风。读书也许不是人生唯一的出路，但却是普通人最好走的那条路，这条路成本最低。
人需要经历痛苦。经历痛苦后，人就会变得强大。
译文：种植橘柚，吃起来是甜的，闻起来是香的；种植枳棘，长大了却会刺人。所以君子要谨慎地选择所要培养的人才。