It is essential to happiness that our way of living should spring from our own deep impulses and not from the accidental tastes and desires of those who happen to be our neighbors, or even our relations.
我们生活的方式源于自己的深刻冲动，而不是来自于与我们邻居甚至亲戚的趣味和愿望碰巧相同

年轻的时候以为不读书不足以了解人生，直到后来才发现如果不了解人生，是读不懂书的。读书的意义大概就是用生活所感去读书，用读书所得去生活吧。－杨绛

Books are the quietest and most constant friends;they are the most accessible and wishest counsellors, and the most patient teachers

a little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a.great deal of it is absolutely fatal.-Oscar Wilde
不够真诚是危险的，太真诚是绝对致命的

朋友都说自己是真诚的，其实，敌人才是真诚的。所以，我们应该把敌人的抨击，指责当做苦口良药，以此更多地了解自己。--叔本华