We are all the heroes of our own stories.

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.

诗人是不可见之物的祭司。

The true value of a forest cannot be measured in board feet alone.

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.

勇气不是没有恐惧，而是战胜恐惧。

你的20岁是你人生中最重要的十年。

"The universe is a big place, and sometimes you have to make your own rules."

君主对于有才能的贤良之人应当抬举，让他处于尊位，富贵绵长；对于没有能力且无德的人应当废弃，让他贫困低贱，成为受驱使的奴仆。