Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.

To read is to travel without moving; to write is to move without traveling.

The true value of a forest cannot be measured in board feet alone.

别把你的旅程与他人比较，每个人都有属于自己的路。

译文：过度沉沦在情欲爱恋里，就会掉入苦海，对名利的欲望太过炽热，就会踏入火坑。赏析：我们一味贪图情欲的爽乐，就会丧失人生的追求。我们过分贪求名利，迟早会被它吞噬掉。不管是情欲还是名利，我们要合理地拥有它，正确地拥有又能看破它，才是一个智者。

I'm not here to fit in, I'm here to stand out.

我们必须基于一个简单的理念建立新的欧洲主权：欧洲必须能够独立自卫。