"Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is."

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

国家有贤德之士而不任用，不是贤德之士的过失，而应该是拥有这个国家的君主的羞耻。

最终，我们都只是在试图找到我们在世界上的位置，理解我们周围的混乱。

The true measure of our success is how well we feed the world while preserving its resources.

智者属于所有国家，因为伟大灵魂的家园是整个世界。

The sociological imagination enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.