The most successful modern states are those that have been able to harness the power of the market while maintaining a strong state capable of enforcing rules and providing public goods.
最成功的现代国家是那些能够利用市场力量,同时保持一个能够执行规则和提供公共产品的强大国家的国家。
We don't inherit the ocean from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
释义:看到已经发生的事情要谨慎对待将要发生的事情,厌恶某种行为轨迹的人必须避开它。害怕危险的人才能平安,害怕灭亡的人才能生存。这是对谨慎行事、防患未然的智慧的强调。
译文:天上的风云变化无常,不可预测,人间的事情难以估量,大多互相抵触。赏析:很多事情很难得到别人的认同和理解,只要我们问心无愧,行得正,不一定要在乎别人的言辞和态度。
The true artist is always in a state of becoming.
可持续性不是一种选择,而是我们对后代的责任。
The poet's heart must be open to all the winds of heaven.