生命中最重要的事情往往无法用语言表达。

国际关系没有永远的朋友或敌人，只有永远的利益。

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

 释义：贫穷和地位低下不是什么耻辱的事，但因为贫穷和地位低下而向他人谄媚奉承，乞求得到施舍，就真是耻辱。

The task of philosophy is not to resolve contradictions but to make them visible.

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness.

“Tis this times” plague, when madmen lead the blind.

沉默并不总是同意，有时只是疲惫。