文学不仅仅是记录历史，它还能够塑造未来。

Quality ingredients make quality products; the same goes for building a quality team.

The study of economic history is not just about the past; it’s about understanding the roots of present inequalities.

Creativity is a form of play with serious consequences.

Innovation without execution is just imagination.

国家一定要有直言进谏的臣子，上级必须有敢于提出反对意见的下级，议论国政的人不停止，各种不同政见的人相互辩论，才可以长久保存国家，使国家兴盛强大。也就是说言论自由是民众的基本权利，每个人都可以提出不同的政见，民众有平等参与政治的权利。