The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

To lose a language is to lose a way of seeing the world.

I don't want to be a part of a world where being kind is a weakness.

The only real happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

"Language is the house of being. In its home man dwells."

失去一种语言就是失去一种看世界的方式。

从前有只鸟停留在鲁国都城郊外，鲁君很喜爱它，用牛羊猪三牲俱备的规格来款待它，还奏起韶乐，要使它快乐，鸟儿却黯然神伤，头晕目眩，不敢吃东西，这是用别人供养自己的方法来养鸟。真正养鸟的方法，应该是让它栖息在深林，飞翔在江湖之上，让它吃鳅鱼，自由自在地漫步在山野，那么一块平地就够了。