"Emotions exist for the sake of action."

绝不能为了短期利益而牺牲质量。

金银像其他商品一样具有内在价值，这不是任意的，而是取决于它们的稀缺性、获取它们所耗费的劳动量以及生产它们的矿山所投入的资本价值。

作家本质上是一个不是因为必须写作，而是因为不能不写作的人。

You can’t please everyone, so don’t try.

拥有众多军队但不得军心，实质上和单人行动一样。

Innovation is the backbone of modern mining—without it, we're just digging holes in the ground.

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.

如果你是战士，别为你自己的自由而战，而要为你战友的自由而战。这样，战争对你俩来说，就会更加鼓舞人心。