The statesman， who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals， would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted， not only to no single person， but to no council or senate whatever， and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.

Learning is not just about finding patterns, but about understanding the underlying mechanisms that generate those patterns.

在追求理解的过程中，旅程和目的地同样重要。

文学的力量在于它能够揭示人性的复杂性。

国际关系没有永远的朋友或敌人，只有永远的利益。

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.