But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeks to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthword, downword, into the dark, the deep - into evil.

"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."

当你想要放弃的时候，想想你当初为什么坚持了这么久。

一个破坏其土壤的国家是在自我毁灭。

棋盘是世界；棋子是宇宙万象；棋局规则便是我们所谓的自然法则。

最重要的是保持谦逊。

译文：善于创始的人不一定完成得很好，有个好开头的人不一定有好结果。