人类并非在母亲分娩的那一天就一劳永逸地诞生,而是生活迫使他们一次又一次地重生。
Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.
君主所凭借着驱使臣下的,只有尚贤一种方法;臣下用来侍奉君主的,也只有仁义一条途径。
战略就是做出选择、权衡取舍;就是要有意识地选择与众不同。
音乐是心灵的避难所。
作家唯一的责任就是对他的艺术负责。如果他是优秀的作家,他会完全无情。他有一个梦想。这让他非常痛苦,他必须摆脱它。在此之前,他无法安宁。
We are all of us born with a unique set of potentialities, and it is our task in life to realize as many of them as possible.