Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past.
人们自己创造自己的历史,但是他们并不是随心所欲地创造,并不是在他们自己选定的条件下创造,而是在直接碰到的、既定的、从过去承继下来的条件下创造。
生活是世界上最罕见的事情。大多数人只是存在,仅此而已。
Focus on directions rather than destinations. Who knows their destiny? But maintain the right direction and you’ll arrive at where you want to go.
记忆是一件奇怪的事情。它不像我想象的那样运作。我们不是要记住一切,而是要忘记,继续前进。