Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

人类最伟大的能力不是改变世界，而是改变自己。

译文：识破人情冷暖，就会吓坏我们，看穿世间的事情，我们的内心就会寒心。赏析：世间的一切事就如人饮水，冷暖自知。人情淡薄，世态炎凉是人之常情，我们不可过多地为此伤透脑筋。放一颗平常心，过好自己的人生就行。

Sometimes the best way to help the poor is to give them cash and let them decide how to spend it.

"The power of a story is in its ability to inspire creativity."

The only true voyage of discovery would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes.