Society can and does execute its own mandates， and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right， or any mandates at all in things with which it ought not to meddle， it practices a social tyranny more formidable than many kinds of political oppression， since， though not usually upheld by such extreme penalties， it leaves fewer means of escape， penetrating much more deeply into the details of life， and enslaving the soul itself.

The function of the writer is to disturb the sleep of the world.

There is no shortcut to success, only down-to-earth efforts lead to long-term success.

在我的职业生涯中，我经历了很多艰难的失败，但它们让我变得更强大。

"The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think."