The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
没人会和你自己一样对你所拥有的东西印象深刻。（Morgan Housel《金钱心理学》里面的一句话，可以理解为禀赋效应：即，由于情感上的偏见，人们在自己已经拥有的东西上比尚未获得的东西拥有更大的价值）
No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are.
The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.