"The magic of books is that they can take you anywhere."

The world is full of hidden connections.

"To understand who we are, we must first understand where we come from."

如果你想飞翔，就必须放弃那些拖累你的事物。

对自身的优点，要掩藏几分，这是用涵养化育来培养深沉的品格；对别人的缺点，要掩藏几分，这是用朴实厚重来造就博大的胸怀。

Liberal democracy may constitute the "end point of mankind's ideological evolution" and the "final form of human government," and as such constituted the "end of history."

城市是人类最伟大的建筑成就。

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one.