The true measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members.

这个熟睡的小王子最叫我感动的地方是，他对一朵玫瑰的感情甚至他睡着了，那朵玫瑰花的影子，仍像灯光一样照亮他的生命。

建筑的本质在于它改变生活的能力。

At that age， I'd take any excuse to make estimates and do minor arithmetic. I'd calculate our gas mileage -- figure out useless statistics on things like grocery spending. I'd been hearing an ad campaign about smoking. I can't remember the details， but basically the ad said， every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes off of your life: I think it might have been two minutes per puff. At any rate， I decided to do the math for my grandmother. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days， estimated the number of puffs per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I'd come up with a reasonable number， I poked my head into the front of the car， tapped my grandmother on the shoulder， and proudly proclaimed， "At two minutes per puff， you've taken nine years off your life！"

肉类加工行业有责任为消费者提供安全、高质量的产品。

愤怒是一杯毒酒，我们喝下它却希望别人因此而死。

The power of the state should be used to protect the rights of the individual, not to suppress them.