民主的未来取决于民主社会自我改革的能力。
The future of democracy depends on the ability of democratic societies to reform themselves.
当我相信某件事时，我就像一只咬着骨头的狗。
君子不用水来当镜子，而是拿别人来当镜子。用水当镜子可以看到的是容貌，用人当镜子则可以知道吉凶对错。
过去是一个异国他乡；他们在那里行事不同。
The more you love what you do, the more successful you'll be.
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
The most successful modern states are those that have been able to combine a strong state with the rule of law and democratic accountability.
The city is a mirror of society.
"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift."