The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
To truly grasp the nature of reality, one must first accept the limitations of human perception.
生活是一系列小戏剧,在更大的戏剧阴影下上演。
[厚葬使]已经获得的财产,都拿来埋掉了;丧后本当产生的财产,又被长时间的禁止所消除。 
In bad times, which are coming soon, it is better to die than to live.