The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.

When I am abroad， I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country。 I make up for lost time when I come home.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher， the brewer， or the baker that we expect our dinner， but from their regard to their own interest.

The challenge is to transform the constraints into opportunities.

不信你到筵席上看看，人人都会向有钱、有身份的人敬酒。