History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.

凡是言论好行动，有利于上天鬼神与百姓的就做，凡是言论好行动，有害于上天鬼神与百姓的就舍弃。 

The human mind is so complex and things are so tangled up with each other that, to explain a blade of grass, one would have to make a diagram of the universe.

Courage is a virtue necessary not only in war, but in life as well.

Progress is not inevitable; it is the result of deliberate choices and actions.

I must have flowers, always, and always.