There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

The past is a shadow that follows us, but it is our choice whether to let it define us.

写作的行为是对遗忘的抵抗。

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The power of abstraction is that it allows us to reason about systems at a higher level, without getting bogged down in the details.

释义：推究古代的事例来验证今天的情况，从而避免困惑；先揣度事情的始末，后仔细考虑，从而应对突发情况。这是对借鉴历史、谨慎行事的智慧的强调。