The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

当我们在没有危险的情况下征服时，我们的胜利就没有荣耀。

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one.

The bond market is the ultimate reflection of market confidence.

没人会和你自己一样对你所拥有的东西印象深刻。（Morgan Housel《金钱心理学》里面的一句话，可以理解为禀赋效应：即，由于情感上的偏见，人们在自己已经拥有的东西上比尚未获得的东西拥有更大的价值）

To be under occupation is to be reminded of death at every moment.

股市是一个将资金从急躁者转移到耐心者的工具。