How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer life goes on, the fewer are those around to challenge our account, to remind us that our life is not our life, merely the story we have told about our life.

所以富贵的人极其奢侈，二孤儿寡妇却受饥挨饿，虽然想天下不乱，也不可能。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话，如果要吃喝，就不能不节俭。 

Collaboration across industries is essential for creating sustainable solutions.

不同文化之间的对话不仅是可能的，而且是人类进步的必要条件。

权力的平衡是和平的天平。