The strength of a state is not just its ability to coerce, but its ability to provide services and maintain legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

"Sometimes, the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people."

最重要的是唤醒孩子自己的意志和创造能力。

You have to be willing to be uncomfortable to be a writer.

译文：如果得了财产却损失了自己的德行，这样的行为我是不会去做的。