Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives, and mothers; that is, if men do not neglect the duties of husbands and fathers.

The past is never dead. It's not even past.

There is a violence in being known, and a violence in remaining unknown.

我们经常看见剧院里的人为剧中招收不幸的人伤心落泪，然而如果他们成为暴君，只会更加残暴的对待敌人。

幸运所需要的美德是节制，逆境所需要的美德是坚韧。

我们不是宇宙的独立观察者，而是其展开过程中的积极参与者。

我一直相信，你永远不应该放弃，即使只有最微小的机会，你也应该继续奋斗。