The best thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

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.

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.

"Violence is like a stone thrown into a pond; the ripples spread far beyond the initial splash."

社会主义的功能是将苦难提升到一个更高的层次。