To be alive is to be mortal. To be alive is to be, from moment to moment, a survivor.

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

I think we have been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.

我认为我们已经经历了一个时期，太多的人被引导去理解，如果他们有问题，这是政府的工作来应对它。“我有一个问题，我会获得补助。”“我无家可归，政府必须给我住房。”他们把问题抛给社会。而且，你知道，没有社会这种东西。只有个人男性和女性以及家庭。除了通过人民，政府什么也做不了，而人民必须首先照顾自己。照顾自己是我们的责任，然后，也要照顾我们的邻居。人们太过于考虑权利，而忽视了义务。

撒切尔

Every artwork is a question posed to the viewer.

每一件艺术品都是向观者提出的一个问题。

米开朗基罗·皮斯特莱托

凡国家若想富强，哪有不注重教育与实业，能够成功的呢？我们现在这几天正讨论设立东北大学问题。并且，也计划派送留洋的学生。现在救急的法子，就是凡本省自费出洋的，都由省政府酌量予以救济，不使他们失学。

张作霖

水往下流，人争上游。

谚语

要想别人对你友善，要想与同事和睦地相处，处理好上下级关系，那就绝不能去触动别人心灵的伤疤。

卡耐基

历史总是由胜利者书写，但真相往往藏在失败者的沉默中。

History is always written by the victors, but the truth often lies in the silence of the defeated.