The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.

这个世界最不可理解的就是它竟然是可以理解的。

Short-term gains at the expense of the environment will always lead to long-term losses.

大国攻打小国，就好像儿童爬在地上当马一样。 

Our brains are wired to look on the bright side, even when the evidence suggests otherwise.