The historian must be a poet and a philosopher.
历史学家必须兼具诗人和哲学家的特质。
读书人虽然有学问，但只有知行合一，把学问付诸于生活实践，才是最根本的。否则的话，就是《弟子规》上讲的“不力行，但学文，长浮华，成何人”了。
The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance.
We are all haunted by the ghosts of our past.
"Great art always carries within it great pain."
现实总是比我们对它的任何想法都更加丰富。