Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

The historian’s first duty is to the truth.

Confidence is the best outfit.

The writer must be a traitor to his class, his country, his religion—to everything except his conscience.

喜欢攻击别人的人，常危及自身，如果自己甘心当愚者，却能恰恰成就自保其身的智慧；喜好自我吹嘘的人，被众人取笑，自以为得计耍小聪明，却恰恰表现出他自欺欺人的愚昧。