一个人格就是一场完整的演说家和压力集团的国会，里面有孩子、煽动者、共产主义者、孤立主义者、战争贩子、骑墙派、贪污者、祈祷会、通灵者和占星家。

我们必须永远记住，每一个数据点的背后都是一个等待希望的生命。

Truth is often buried in profound silence.

The most successful societies in the world are those that have been able to combine the strengths of the market with the strengths of a strong state.

The historian must have a kind of faith that humanity will not and cannot perish.

创新不是对每件事都说“是”，而是对除最关键功能外的一切说“不”。

读书人要为子孙营造福祉而不是祈求福祉。严谨家规，崇尚俭朴，教导耕田读书，累积陰德，这就是营造福祉。广积土地房屋，拉拢关系争取利益，买卖功名，这就是求福祉。营造福祉的，平淡而长久；祈求福祉的，浓郁却短暂。