每个政府的衰败始于其建立原则的腐化。
The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
生命的意义在于活得充实，而不在于活得长久。
你放弃的那一刻就是你输的那一刻。
诗歌是反映灵魂的镜子。
The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.
Legal rights are not natural rights; they are created by law.