无论是正确的还是错误的,经济学家和政治哲学家的思想都比通常理解的有力。确实,世界不受其他任何事物统治。自信不被知识分子影响的那些所谓务实的人,往往只是几个过时经济学家思想的奴隶。(Concluding Notes. p. 383-384)
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist.
容易得到的东西,是靠不住的;轻易许下的诺言,不值得信赖。
Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets and can be lost in a heartbeat.
记住,声誉和诚信是你最宝贵的资产,这些可能在瞬间丧失。
世界称之为不道德的书籍,是那些揭示了世界自身羞耻的书籍。
绘画是一种遗忘自我、迷失自我以找回自我的方式。
不要害怕冒险。最大的回报往往来自于最大的风险。