The world is not run from where he thinks. Not from castle walls, but from countinghouses, not by the call of the bugle but by the click of the abacus, not by the grate and click of the broadsword but by the scrape of the pen.

The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.

Growth comes from taking risks, but calculated ones that align with your vision.

我们感知世界的方式深受我们过去的经历和随之而来的认知偏见的影响。

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Art should provoke, not just decorate.