The secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence called grit.

The freedom then of man, and liberty of acting according to his own will, is grounded on his having reason, which is able to instruct him in that law he is to govern himself by, and make him know how far he is left to the freedom of his own will.

The strength of a state is not just its ability to coerce, but its ability to provide services and maintain legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.

关爱别人的人,别人也必定会关爱他；给别人利益的人,别人也必定会给他利益；憎恶别人的人,别人也必定憎恶他；残害别人的人,别人也必定残害他。