当遇到反对意见时，即使它可能来自你的丈夫或孩子，也要努力用论证而不是权威去克服它，因为依靠权威的胜利是不可靠而虚妄的。
When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
The more you give, the more they take.
普通的草木到了秋天就凋零了，只有松柏在秋天，仍郁郁葱葱。点评：南北朝时期刘宋学者刘义庆曾言「蒲柳之姿，望秋而落；松柏之质，凌霜犹茂。」松柏两树皆长青不凋，是志操坚贞的象征。
International politics is a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is foolish to expect states to behave according to moral principles.
