Let me explain. I think it would be very unusual for anyone here, or anyone watching, to be envious of the Queen of England. Even though she is much richer than any of you are, and she's got a very large house, the reason why we don't envy her is because she's too weird.
La historia de un país no se puede entender sin conocer su literatura.
避免痛苦的唯一方法就是不要有足够的闲暇去思考你是否快乐。
古代的毛嫱、西施，虽然她们是天下的美人，但在满面怒容的时候，人家是看不出她们的美貌来的。鲁迅曾说“世间最可厌恶的事莫如一张生气的脸；世间最下流的事莫如把生气的脸摆给旁人看，这比打骂更难受”，开心的时候，几乎每个人都是慈眉善目，但最能显露一个人修养的，却是他生气的时候，即使盛怒，也不摆脸色给别人看，这是最佳的人品。
The greatest threat to democracy is not from external enemies but from internal decay and the loss of civic virtue.
解释：称赞人不夸大他好的地方，那么听的人心里不痛快；诽谤人不增加他的过错，那么听的人心里不满足。
拥有自由、书、花和月亮，哪个人会不快乐?