Every day confirms his belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.

La verdadera literatura no tiene fronteras, ni geográficas ni temporales.

Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.

It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be intelligent.

译文：舍弃他的短处，选取他的长处。