Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

The time is always right to do what is right.

子贡问怎样实现仁，孔子说：“工人要做好工，必先磨好工具。生活在那里，就要追随那里的品德高尚的领导，结交那里的仁义之士。”

要描写生活，首先你得生活。

所有的变化，即使是最渴望的，也带着忧郁；因为我们留下的是一部分的自己；我们必须告别一种生活，才能进入另一种。