Literature is a false representation of life that nevertheless helps us to understand life better, to orient ourselves in the labyrinth where we are born, pass, and die.

（一个人）在本不应结束的点上结束、舍弃了自己的努力，这样的人就什么事都可能结束放弃。对于应该厚待与重视的人，没有厚待重视而是慢（薄）待轻视，那么他对什么人、什么事都可以慢待轻蔑。这样的人，向前进行的时候锐气十足，（遇到难点）倒退下来，也会非常迅速。

It is remarkable that a science which began with the consideration of games of chance should have become the most important object of human knowledge.

伟大的领导者不创造追随者；他们创造更多的领导者。