I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.

It’s one thing to have a past, and another to be held hostage by it.

我们都是潜在的化石，仍然携带着我们过去的痕迹。

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.

The most considerable difference I can see between men and animals is not in reason, but in the extent of the power of using it.  

一个故事可以改变一生——甚至可能改变世界。

The only way to understand painting is to look at it.

不和屯积钱财的人争较财富多少；不和热心仕途的人争较地位高下；不和骄傲自夸的人争较名声大小；不和年轻力壮的人争较仪容风度，不和逞强好胜的人争较胜负高低。