The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.

【解释】幸福不可强求，保持愉快的心情，更能感受到幸福；灾祸难以避免，消除怨恨他人的念头，就能远离灾祸。

【释义】善于选择的人能够掌控局面，不善于选择的人则会被局势所控制。

The dead are our silent collaborators in the quest for knowledge.