种树的最佳时间是25年前，第二好的时间是今天。

我对官方历史和个人记忆之间的空白感兴趣。

出自先秦《荀子·非相》。察看一个人的外貌，不如用心体察他的心理；体察他的心理，不如考察他做事的方法。说明对人的考察应当重视其内心与做事的方法，而不应该停留在外表的体貌特征上。

"There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations."

The measure of our success isn't in quarterly profits, but in the health of fish stocks decades from now.

释义：善于用兵的人，会顺应天地的规律，与之同行。这句话强调用兵之道在于顺应自然。

我们所看到或似乎看到的一切，都只是梦中之梦。

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.