1, money is the most common and effective mutual trust system in history. Money is the most common and effective system of mutual trust in history. -"A Brief History of Humanity"

2. All sufferings do not come from bad luck, social injustice or the willfulness of the gods, but from everyone's own thinking mode. -"A Brief History of Humanity"

Birds can fly because they have wings, not because they have any "right to fly". -"A Brief History of Humanity"

4. History is never just. -"A Brief History of Humanity"

The truly unique function of human language is that it can convey the information of things that don't exist at all. -"A Brief History of Humanity"

6. The iron law of history is that what seems inevitable afterwards is always not obvious at that time. -"A Brief History of Humanity"

7. Even irreconcilable Christians and Muslims can reach the same belief in the monetary system. The reason is that the focus of religious belief is self-belief, while the focus of money belief is "others' belief". -"A Brief History of Humanity"

8. Pain comes from desire; To be free from pain, we must let go of our desires; To let go of your desires, you must train your mind and experience the essence of things. -"A Brief History of Humanity"

9. History only tells us what very few people are doing, and most people's lives are constantly carrying water to plow the fields. -"A Brief History of Humanity"

10. History begins when human beings create gods and ends when human beings become gods. -"A Brief History of Humanity"