"What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music."

君子不用水来当镜子，而是拿别人来当镜子。用水当镜子可以看到的是容貌，用人当镜子则可以知道吉凶对错。

故事是保存记忆的方式。

We must listen to the science, even when it challenges our traditional methods.

人类历史证明，文化的进步取决于社会群体有机会从邻居的经验中学习。