Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance the interests of the nation.

Before you are old， attend as many funerals as you can bear， and listen. Nobody talks about the departed’s achievements. The only thing people will remember is what kind of person you were while you were achieving.

世界充满了来来往往的迹象和奇迹，如果你幸运的话，你可能会抓住其中一个的尾巴。