选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·相刺》。即便像扁鹊那样医术高明的人，病人不肯接受针药的治疗，也是没有办法医治好他的病；即便是贤圣之士，如果国君没有接受正言相谏的雅量，那么贤圣也无能为力。这句话用良医治病也要病人配合和治国光靠贤圣之士的才干还不够做对比，更加充分的说明了贤君配合之道理。

音乐是生命的礼物。

Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them—and then, the opportunity to choose.