是与天下之所以察知有与无之道者，必以众之耳目之实知有与无为仪者也。
凡事天下要考察有无的原则，必定是以众人的耳目所见所闻的实情以知有与无来作为标准的。
The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
译文：性只有一个：从它的形体方面来说叫做天，从它的主宰方面来说叫做帝，从它的流行方面来说叫做命，赋予人叫做性，在人身上起主导作用叫做心。
The spread of liberal democracy around the world is not inevitable, but it is the most likely outcome of the historical process.
Rebuilding my career at fifty wasn’t easy—but nothing worthwhile ever is.