人的仁慈从未削弱自由者的毅力或软化他们。一个国家不必变得残酷就可以坚强。
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
译文:一个家族的衰败没落,多半是因为子孙们的骄傲懒惰所致;社会风气的败坏,多是因为富贵者的奢华淫靡所致。赏析:一个家族要想兴旺发达,必然有良好的家风传承,子孙门的骄奢淫逸只会让家族走向没落。
Innovation is not just about creating something new; it's about improving what already exists.
I've seen so much folly and stupidity on the part of our major philanthropic groups, including the world bank.I really have more confidence in building up the more capitalistic ventures like Costco.
Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves.