"The past is a burden we carry with us, shaping our present and future in ways we cannot always understand."
过去是我们背负的负担,以我们无法总是理解的方式塑造我们的现在和未来。
解释人类学的根本使命不是回答我们最深刻的问题,而是让我们能够接触到其他人在其他山谷中守护其他羊群时给出的答案,从而将这些答案纳入人类言论的可供查阅的记录中。
过去是一个我们不断重写的故事,即使我们没有意识到。
The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.
Psychology must look at the utility of consciousness.
英明君主的官吏,宰相必定是从地方官中选拔的,猛将必定是从士兵中提拔的
The most successful leaders are those who are humble enough to know they don’t have all the answers.