The past is a shadow that follows us, but it doesn't have to define us.

最好的领导方式是倾听。

The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.

The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.

人必须在具体事情上磨炼功夫，才能有所收获。如果只是喜欢安静，遇到事情就会慌乱，终究不会有进步。

解释：礼用来推行道义，道义用来产生利益，利益用来使老百姓太平，这是治理国家的关键。