We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence in themselves, but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-love.
我们选择朋友就像选择情人一样——并不是因为他们本身有什么特别的优点，而仅仅是出于某种满足我们自爱的环境。
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
给此刻的你，一点向前的力量。
关于学习、善意与成长，读一句，再想一想。
Most of all, differences of opinion are opportunities for learning.
最重要的是，意见的分歧是学习的机会。
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
欲望是一切成就的起点，不是希望，不是愿望，而是一种超越一切的强烈的脉动的欲望。