The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
【译文】 叶公问子路:孔子是怎样的人,子路不回答。孔子说:“你怎么不说:他这个人啊,发愤学习就忘记吃饭,高兴起来就忘记了忧愁,不知道快要变老了等等?”
过去从未死去。它甚至不是过去。
孔子说:“君子吃不求饱、住不求安、做事灵敏、言谈谨慎、积极要求上进,就算好学了。”
伟大的传记应该像一幅肖像,既能捕捉光明也能捕捉阴影。
我们这个时代最大的挑战不是技术进步,而是道德进步。