The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

我们都是记忆的总和，然而我们记得的却如此之少。

译文：人能克制自己的欲望就没有灾祸，做事不欺瞒别人就会睡得安稳。赏析：欲望太多，总有得不到的时候，得不到就会不择手段，肆意妄为，从而给自己带去灾祸。靠欺骗的方式立身处世的人将失去众人的信任，最终将无法在社会上立足。