Poverty is not a character flaw—it’s a systemic trap.

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.

即使学术再精湛，如果道德不足，就像在流沙上建造高楼，稍有震动就会倒塌。

人は誰でも、自分が一番大切な存在だと思っている。それが普通だ。でも、本当に大切なのは、自分以外の誰かを大切にできるかどうかだ。

Die Kunst des Lebens besteht darin, Schwierigkeiten zu überwinden, ohne sie zu besiegen.

Greatness is not about being the best. It's about being better than you were before.