Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines.
黄金和白银，像其他商品一样，具有内在价值，这不是任意的，而是取决于它们的稀缺性、获取它们所耗费的劳动量以及在矿山中使用的资本价值。
最重要的是对你所做的事情真诚。如果你真诚，公众会感受到它。
讨论学问要看其人的品行，讨论政治要考察当时的形势
作物的多样性和思想的多样性同样重要；两者都是韧性的关键。
"The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last."