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.
唯一能阻止你的人是你自己。
我们必须接受失望,因为它是有限的,但千万不可失去希望,因为它是无限的。