A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is unlikely to look out.

The capitalist achievement does not typically consist in providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within the reach of factory girls in return for steadily decreasing amounts of effort.

我试图写出既有趣又发人深省的书。

我不追逐潮流，我创造自己的路。

【大意】一个国家如果没有正义，即使再强大也定会灭亡。一个人如果没有良善的志趣，即使勇猛也必会遭遇挫伤。