“ The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. 熟悉一门学科的最好方法是把它写下来。 Benjamin Disraeli 本杰明·迪斯雷利
“ Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. 学校的目的不是教化一个邪恶的世界,而是传授知识和发展智力,只有两个社会目标:做好准备,在世界的工作中承担自己的一份,或许还有,在完成学业后,帮助改善社会。 Jacques Martin Barzun 雅克·马丁·巴赞
“ The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves. 奉承的目的是通过向我们保证我们已经形成的关于自己的观点是正确的,从而安慰和鼓励我们。 Edith Sitwell 伊迪丝·西特韦尔