The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.
种一棵树最好的时间是20年前，第二好的时间是现在。
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
存在是一种骗局。
他们做事，上尊敬天，中敬奉鬼神，下关爱百姓。