文学的力量在于它能够揭示人性的复杂性和深度。
The power of literature lies in its ability to reveal the complexity and depth of human nature.
倘使让我来决定，我们应该是有一个政府而不要报纸，还是应该有报纸而不要政府，我会毫不犹豫选择后者。
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
不克制意志便能高洁，不讲求仁义就能修身，不追求功业名声便能使天下太平，不隐居江海也得静闲，不用导引之术而得高寿，忘掉上面这一切，而又具备这一切。淡然至极，而一切美好的东西都随之而来，这就是天道，圣人之规律。
The first step to getting what you want is having the courage to get rid of what you don’t.