没有艺术；没有文学；没有社会；最糟糕的是，持续的恐惧和暴死的危险；人类的生活是孤独的、贫穷的、肮脏的、野蛮的和短暂的。
No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
When buying a garden hose， an extension cord， or a ladder， get one substantially longer than you think you need. It’ll be the right size.
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.
每一天都证实了他对所有人类性格的不一致性的信仰，以及对功绩或理智外表的依赖性很小。
Exile is not just a matter of geography; it is a state of mind.
I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.