The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

道德的基础是对他人的同情。

Are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the villain? … I’d rather be perceived as a winner than a good teammate. I wish they both went hand in hand all the time but that’s just not reality. … I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Learning is any change in a system that produces a more or less permanent change in its capacity for adapting to its environment.

The saying that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing is, to my mind, a very dangerous adage.  

历史中的优点似乎有三种，一种是来自气候和国家的纯粹地理位置，一种是来自政府形式和人民性格，一种是来自那些更细致的哲学原则和道德，可以称为哲学的推荐。