The very shaping of history now outpaces the ability of men to orient themselves in accordance with cherished values. And which values? Even when they do not panic, men often sense that older ways of feeling and thinking have collapsed and that newer beginnings are ambiguous to the point of moral stasis.

Losses loom larger than gains in people's minds.

优雅不是可有可无的奢侈品，而是决定成功与失败的品质。

"I have always liked the phrase 'nursing a grudge,' because many people are tender of their resentments, as of the thing nearest their hearts."

逆境造就天才。

译文：少年不知道早起勤奋学习，到老了后悔读书少就太迟了。赏析：人在年轻时，精力旺盛，正是勤奋读书，努力奋斗的时候。