Diplomacy is the art of restraining power.

The essence of modernity is psychologism, the experiencing and interpretation of the world in terms of the reactions of our inner life and indeed as an inward world.

We are all bound by the social contract to obey the laws， but we also have the right to participate in making those laws.

The changes in our life must come from the impossibility to live otherwise than according to the demands of our conscience.

译文：假如你命中富贵荣华，也要常常有不得意的想法；假如你碰到境遇顺利，也要常常有不如意的念头；假如眼前的你吃穿丰足，也要保持节俭不忘贫困；假如别人都很喜欢你，也要常常怀着谨慎的想法；假如你家世名望都很高，也要常怀着谦虚卑下之心；假如你的学问非常高深，也要提醒自己掌握的还不够多。

在暴君有权杀死一个国家的权利被证明之前，一个国家在必要时杀死暴君的权利永远不会被怀疑。

2012年：贝索斯致股东信《长远思考才能做到不可能的事情》

"Food is never just food; it's culture, history, identity."

人类的进步和胜利全靠发自内在的力量。