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.

在救生艇上的生活并不算真正的生活。这就像国际象棋中的残局，棋子寥寥无几。环境再简单不过了，但赌注却再高不过了。

The past is not a straight line but a tangled web.

人は誰でも、一度は自分を見失うことがある。大切なのは、そこからどう立ち直るかだ。

数学是上帝用来书写宇宙的语言。