All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

解释：第一次击鼓能振作士兵们的勇气，第二次击鼓可以使士兵们的勇气低落，第三次击鼓士兵们的勇气就消失了。

我们知道，没有人夺取权力是为了放弃它。

Only unfulfilled love can be romantic.

I'm not comfortable with comfort. I'm only comfortable when I'm uncomfortable.

Mathematics is the queen of the sciences.

圣人充分发挥本性，不被见闻束缚心灵。

从近处看，生活是悲剧；从远处看，生活是喜剧。