The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

我们不是从祖先那里继承皮革，而是从子孙那里借来的。

释义：善于游泳的人容易被淹死，善于骑马的人常常落马而摔伤，他们各因自己的爱好特长而招致灾祸。比喻有专门本领的人往往因自恃而招致灾祸。

故事是作者写给自己的信，用来告诉自己那些无法通过其他方式发现的事。

贫困不仅仅是收入问题；它还关乎尊严和自主权。