身修然后可以理家，家治然后可以治官。
两局强调品行修养的重要性：自身修养好了，就可以把家治理好；家治理好了，就可以把官府治理好。
言论自由只有在政府认为它自身安全的时候才存在。
You have to be willing to be alone to be a writer.
The more you learn, the more you know, the more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn?
保守主义就是偏爱熟悉而非陌生，偏爱经过尝试而非未经尝试，偏爱事实而非神秘，偏爱实际而非可能，偏爱有限而非无限，偏爱近处而非远方，偏爱足够而非过剩，偏爱便利而非完美，偏爱当下的欢笑而非乌托邦的幸福。
"The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it."
强调在管理中应提供背景信息而非直接控制。
成长是痛苦的，但没有什么比停滞不前更痛苦。
The ocean is not just a resource; it's a responsibility. How we farm it today will determine its health tomorrow.