The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
这个世界充满了征兆和奇迹,但我们每天走过却视而不见。
心灵不过是人类经验的总和,从依赖于经验个体的角度来考虑。
I think it's important to have a sense of humor about yourself and not take yourself too seriously.