自然状态有一种自然法则来管理它，这种法则约束着每个人：理性，即这种法则，教导所有愿意咨询它的人类，既然都是平等和独立的，任何人都不应伤害他人的生命、健康、自由或财产。
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.
"To love is to risk being hurt, but not to love is to guarantee a life unlived."
革命者的首要职责是受教育。
我唯一能依靠的就是我自己的不确定性。
天的核心是“生生不息”，默默造就万物却没有穷尽；地的核心是“公平有序”，均匀滋养万物却不会混乱。
质量不是神话；它是一种事实。
小说是伟大的现代史诗，因为它可以容纳一切：诗歌、历史、哲学、政治。