The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.

The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought personally in contact with high officials; and the great aim of every boy should be to do something beyond the sphere of his duties--something which attracts the attention of those who over him.

Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.

本雅明认为他拟写的论大麻麻醉剂的著作是其最为重要的工程之一。

成功是个糟糕的老师。它让聪明人认为他们不能失败。

生活中最重要的不是胜利，而是奋斗。