"Literature is the mirror of society, reflecting its virtues and vices, its hopes and fears."

书籍是释放我们理解他人的钥匙。

现代国家的创建是一个复杂而困难的过程，需要发展强大的制度。

I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.