A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

科学家是真理的爱好者，仅仅因为对真理本身的热爱，无论它通向何方。

你对自己过去和现在越负责，就越能创造你想要的未来。

农业领域的领导力意味着今天播下种子，让别人明天收获。

任何东西的初稿都是狗屎。

Literature is the memory of humanity.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.