The anarchic nature of the international system compels states to prioritize their own survival above all else.
译文 :真机、真味要含蓄一些,不要轻易点破。这样,其中的奥妙就会无穷无尽,难以用言语表达。所以圣人从不夸夸其谈。真机、真味一旦点破,说一年都说不完,就像往裂缝里浇水一样支离破碎,没有任何耐人寻味的地方了。
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;never throw out anyone.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.