The strength of a nation's institutions is not just in their formal rules, but in the informal norms that govern behavior and the degree to which they are internalized by the population.

想要制服洋人的祸患，必先熟悉洋人的国情。

The main task in life is simply this: to identify and separate from the things that are not ourselves, so that we can become ourselves.

我希望我的书是一面镜子，而不是一扇窗户。

译文：心地纯正，奸邪之人不能侵扰，行为端正，邪恶之人怎会欺辱。赏析：我们只要作风正派，光明磊落，品行端正，就不怕世间的流言蜚语，不怕小人的无端指责和谩骂。

每一次创造的行为首先是一种破坏的行为。

"Language is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or for ill."

我不是治愈者，我是杀手。