The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.

"To write is to give voice to the voiceless."

The footsteps of Nature are to be traced, not only in her ordinary course, but when she deviates from it in her most extravagant excursions.

自然状态有一种自然法规来管理它，这使每个人都有义务，而这种法则就是理性，它教导所有愿意咨询它的人...没有人应该侵犯他人的生命、健康、自由或财产。

科学不仅仅是事实的集合；它是一种思维方式。

"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition."

沙漠教会人耐心、沉默和小事物的价值。