"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."

The statesman， who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals， would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted， not only to no single person， but to no council or senate whatever， and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.

爱与失去是同一枚硬币的两面；没有失去就没有爱。

The value of literature lies in its ability to let us experience others' lives and thus better understand ourselves.

Le secret des grandes fortunes sans cause apparente est un crime oublié.

除非我们愿意为之而死，否则我们不能确定有值得为之而活的东西。