活着是世界上最罕见的事情。大多数人只是存在，仅此而已。

In the end, we'll all become stories.

解释：君主对发生在堂上、堂下、门廷之内的事都不知道，则虽是近处，却比百里、千里、万里之外更远。

"The past is always tense, the future perfect."

The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.

Virtue can only flourish amongst equals.