如果一个想法一开始不荒谬,那么它就毫无希望。
If at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it.
The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.
译文:有一种忠心被人视为愚行,就是“愚忠”,也有一种孝行被人视为愚行,那是“愚孝”,由此可知,“忠”,“孝”两个字,太过聪明的人是做不来的。同样地,仁和义的行为中,也有虚伪的“假仁”和“假义”,由此可以知道,在一般人所说的仁义之士中,不见得没有奸险狡诈的人。
The good life is a process, not a state of being. It's a direction, not a destination.
我们的后代将创造令我们惊叹的成就,但其实只要我们的足够的想象力,他们会创造的部分东西,用今天的材料和工具就已经能实现了。所以,要想得更大一点。