释义：聪明人舍弃短处，发挥长处，致使取得成功。  

The modern state is characterized by its ability to concentrate and use power in a way that premodern states could not.

The only way to understand another culture is to assume the frame of reference of that culture.

表演的艺术是倾听的艺术。

不要告诉别人怎么做，告诉他们做什么，让他们用结果给你惊喜。