There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other.

Quality is not a given; it is a earned.

【译文】下等君主用自己能力，中等君主用他人劳力，上等君主用他人智慧。

Literature is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.

最终，我们都只是故事。

Death is present every day, but we don't see it until it touches us directly.

追求知识是一生的旅程，而发现的喜悦是其最大的回报。