The main task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control.
In a split second you become the choices you make.
我想说的是，从长远来看，共产中国很可能比苏联更处于扩张阶段……从策略上，中共可能是更大的威胁。
他们遇事后退不言，但到朝廷上，看到对自己有利的事，唯恐说晚了。君主如果说了对他没有利的话，眼睛往下看，好像被噎得很厉害一样，并说∶“只有这个我没有学。”事情即使很紧急，他却会远远地走开。
在背后夸奖别人。这会传回到你自己那里。
The existence of a legal system depends on the general acceptance of its rules by the society.