The statesman， who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals， would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted， not only to no single person， but to no council or senate whatever， and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.

装饰对于德行也同样是格格不入的，因为德行是灵魂的力量和生气。

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

数学证明的美在于它的简洁性和必然性。