The past is never dead. It's not even past.

Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves.

我们可以轻易地原谅一个孩子怕黑；但成人怕光是人生的真正悲哀。

The mind tends to perceive objects as well-organized patterns rather than separate components.

It's perhaps easier now than ever before to make a good living. It's perhaps harder than ever before to stay calm, to be free of career anxiety. I want to look now, if I may, at some of the reasons why we might be feeling anxiety about our careers. Why we might be victims of these career crises, as we're weeping softly into our pillows. One of the reasons why we might be suffering is that we are surrounded by snobs.