La historia de un país no se puede entender sin conocer su literatura.

与没见过的老虎还可以亲近，但与很熟悉的人不能够太亲。

释义：杜绝不良嗜好，禁止过度欲望，从而摆脱牵累；抑制错误行为，减少邪恶之事，从而消除过错；减少饮酒，远离美色，从而保持自身清白。这是对修身养性、克制欲望的教导。 

Though love seems the fastest of all growths, it is really the slowest. No man or woman knows what perfect love is, until they have been married a quarter of a century.

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.