The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.

自由的代价是永恒的警惕。

我必须学会满足于比我应得的更幸福。

聪明人的快乐是我所知最罕见的东西。