The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.

我感觉有些男人在到达一定年纪后就害怕成长了。好像男人年纪越大，他们新娶的妻子年龄就越小了。

写作的行为是一种勇气的行为，是对虚无的挑战。

The city is the collective memory of its people, and like memory it is associated with objects and places.

孩子完全接受——甚至渴望——家规。「在我们家，我们对 X 有一个规矩」是家长设立家庭规范时所需的唯一理由。事实上，「我对 X 有一个规矩」是你给自己设定规范所需的唯一理由。

【译文】君子成全别人的好事，不帮助别人做成坏事。小人与此相反。