选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木，弯曲的木头。恶，厌恶、怕。绳，木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪，奸邪之人。正法，公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比，说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。
The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practising politicians.
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
不要为短期利益而牺牲你的诚信。
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."