尘世存在的意义，并不像我们习惯于认为的那样，在于繁荣昌盛，而在于灵魂的滋长。

The purpose of business is to create value, not just to make a profit.

A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

"Writing is a way of thinking, a way of exploring the world and oneself."

人は、自分が傷つくことを恐れるあまり、他人を傷つけてしまうことがある。

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.