经济学的第一课是稀缺：从来没有足够的任何一种东西能够满足所有人对其需要。政治学的第一课是摒弃经济学的第一课。
The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.
We can talk about a happening in three main ways: by describing it， by recounting its history， by telling a story about it.
一本书之所以成为一本“好书”，主要是因为我们在对的时候读了它。
人は、自分が思っている以上に、他人に影響を与えている。
对感受者而言，生活是悲剧；对思考者而言，生活是喜剧。
The mind is an instrument for navigating reality.