【译文】是是非非每天都有，若不去听它自然就不存在了。宁可生活贫困，做一个正直的人，也不能生活富足，做一个奸邪的人。有些事宁可相信它有，也不要相信它没有。

研究中国哲学不仅是为了理解过去，也是为了与当下对话。

The most dangerous phrase in the language is, 'We've always done it this way.'

"We're all in this together."

Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief.

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.