The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.

Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It's not a matter of being better at what you do – it's a matter of being different at what you do.

The truth can be a double-edged sword, cutting both ways.

I am interested in the way people lie to themselves, the stories they tell themselves to make life bearable.

"You can never be overdressed or overeducated."

善不是出自内心的，不能保留；行为不能从自身辩明的，不能去做。善不是出自内心的，只能够勉强支撑一时，必然不能长久。所以也只能使伪善。

歌颂自己的土地等于爱它两次。