过去总是与我们同在，它塑造了我们是谁。

To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches.

"Sometimes, the hardest thing and the right thing are the same."

译文：处理事情应该宽大平和，而不能有松散懈怠的毛病；处世贵在严格，而不能过于激烈操切。赏析：做事如果松散懈怠，就会功败垂成。处世遵守规定是好事，但操之过急也会适得其反。