贤者举而上之，富而贵之，以为官长；不肖者抑而废之，贫而贱之，以为徒役。
君主对于有才能的贤良之人应当抬举，让他处于尊位，富贵绵长；对于没有能力且无德的人应当废弃，让他贫困低贱，成为受驱使的奴仆。
"Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through."
先爱自己，其他一切随之而来。
The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable.
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.