处于逆境中，就好比周身都扎着针、敷着药；冥冥中却能磨炼人的意志、培养高尚的品行。处于顺境中，就好比被各种各样的兵器包围；冥冥中掏空了身体，消磨了向上进取的意志。

The more you know, the less you need.

I must study politics and war, tapestry and porcelain.

One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulants to creativeness, to love, and to long life.

历史上的大战——我们在布匿战争中已经看到这一点——源于国家间的不平衡发展。

我不需要理由去坚强。

"Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility."

"Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides."