The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind, and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs, has been, not whether there be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it.

【释义】金属之所以被折断，是因为其太过刚硬了，流水之所以能保全，是因为其柔和；高山之所以被挖掘，是因为其高大，而山谷之所以能安全无事，是因为其低下。【延伸】刚强耿直的人，容易受挫折、遭打击；柔和无争的人，则能够保全自己。刚强的克星，是温柔。

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

人们害怕他们不理解的东西，憎恨他们无法征服的东西。

Psychological understanding comes from seeing mind in action.

I am now physically incapable of doing any of the things I used to enjoy, but I don’t miss them.