荒者，乱之萌也。
荒，荒淫。乱，动乱。之，的。萌，根源、萌芽。 统治者的荒淫是国家动乱的根源。这是魏源的政治卓见。因为统治者一旦荒淫，就不会以国事为重了。如此，上下交怨，天下岂能不乱？因此，力戒荒淫，乃是当权者应当牢记的信念。
A law of nature， lex naturalis， is a precept or general rule found out by reason， by which a man is forbidden to do that which is destructive of his life or takes away the means of preserving the same.
Real freedom does not mean that you can do anything you want, rather you can reject what you do not want to do.
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."