【释义】明智的君主反思自己的短处，从而不断完善自己；昏庸的君主掩饰自己的短处，永远处于愚昧无知的状态。

我做过的最有争议的事情就是坚持下来。

The streets were dark with something more than night.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

死者是看不见的，但他们并不缺席。

We don't inherit the oceans from our ancestors; we borrow them from our children.

建筑师的角色是解读社会的需求并将其转化为建筑形式。

"Books are the windows to other possibilities."