Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.
社会源于我们的需求，政府产自我们的邪恶。前者通过凝聚我们的友爱，积极地增进我们的幸福，后者通过遏制我们的恶行，消极地促进我们的福祉。前者鼓励交往，后者制造差别。前者是庇护人，后者是惩罚者。
The foundation of every government is some principle or passion in the minds of the people.
音乐不仅仅是一段美妙的旋律，它是人类灵魂最深刻的表达。
The whisper of leaves carries more wisdom than boardroom debates.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
我不是同性恋偶像。我是任何相信平等的人的偶像。