I met the towering intellectuals in books, not in classroom, which is natural.My family was into all that stuff, getting ahead through discipline, knowledge, and self-control.

作为爱尔兰人，就是要知道世界最终会伤透你的心。

读书学习的人要像闺中少女一样小心谨慎对待别人。做官之后如同过了门的媳妇，要使百姓能各有所养。年老辞官后如同慈祥的老太婆，要担负起教育后人的责任。

第一个错误的假设是质量意味着好、奢华、闪亮或重量。