Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
对所有人有礼,与多数人交际,和少数人亲近,交一位朋友,不与人为敌。
The music is my soul on display.
I think that's the single most important thing about writing: it's about making the familiar strange and the strange familiar.
Tolerance is the quality of truly powerful individuals.