The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.

Covenants, without the sword, are but words, and of no strength to secure a man at all.

Tolerance is the liberation of the soul.

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

生活中没有体验过一些最美好的关系，就等于根本没有生活过。

作家不是创造者，而是世界的发现者。

我们必须认识到，知识的分布是分散的，没有一个中央权威可以掌握所有相关的信息。