慈母有败子，严家无格虏。
【译文】溺爱母亲会养出败家子，严格管教不会出凶暴奴仆。
故事是理解他人的方式。
历史是让死者开口说话的艺术。
The past is never dead; it is not even past.
Man can only be free through mastery of himself.
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
"The most important thing is to stay curious."