I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.

No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

【译文】 孔子说：“陪君子说话要注意三种毛病：没到说的时候就说，叫做急躁；到该说的时候不说，叫做隐瞒；不顾对方的表情就说，叫做睁眼瞎。”

我们在童年时读的书是塑造我们灵魂的书。

文学最大的敌人是良好的品味。