As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
在我们视野所及中,人类存在的唯一目的,是在纯粹存在的黑暗中燃起一点光亮。
过去从未死去。它甚至还没有过去。
It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are themselves.
"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
拍卖中的竞标者就像游戏中的玩家——规则塑造他们的策略。
最艰难的决定往往只需要问一个最简单的问题:"从长远来看,什么是对的?"
除非一个人绝对诚实地问自己在类似情况下是否可能做出同样的事,否则他不应评判他人。