历史中的优点似乎有三种，一种是来自气候和国家的纯粹地理位置，一种是来自政府形式和人民性格，一种是来自那些更细致的哲学原则和道德，可以称为哲学的推荐。
The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.
The poem is an act of the mind, not a transcription of the world.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out there is.
在不确定的时期，清晰的沟通和果断的行动比以往任何时候都更重要。
我们最大的弱点在于放弃。成功最可靠的方法就是再多尝试一次。