自由是一个沉重的负担，是精神承担的一个伟大而奇怪的负担。
Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake.
海洋是一台巨大的机器，而风是它的发条。
大海不拒绝各种各样的水，所以才能成就它的博大；大山不拒绝形形色色的土石，所以才能成就它的高峻；贤明的君主不嫌弃百姓，所以能够聚集众多的臣民；读书人不厌倦学习，所以能达到圣贤的境界。
The past is never dead. It's not even past.
时间被认为只有一个维度，而空间有三个维度。
It is because nations tend to stupidity and baseness that democracy is possible.
The ocean is our greatest teacher—if we listen carefully, it will show us how to farm its bounty responsibly.