The great powers are always searching for opportunities to gain power at the expense of their rivals, which makes them inherently aggressive.

我的国家最伟大的东西不是恒河水，不是泰姬陵，也不是喜马拉雅山，而是它是世界上最大的民主国家。

In literature, borders disappear; what remains is the universal language of human emotions.

最大的风险是不冒任何风险。在一个快速变化的世界里，唯一注定要失败的策略就是不冒风险。

读书人要为子孙营造福祉而不是祈求福祉。严谨家规，崇尚俭朴，教导耕田读书，累积陰德，这就是营造福祉。广积土地房屋，拉拢关系争取利益，买卖功名，这就是求福祉。营造福祉的，平淡而长久；祈求福祉的，浓郁却短暂。

In the end, we are all just trying to find a place where we belong.