战争是一件丑陋的事情，但不是最丑陋的事情：道德和爱国情感的腐化和堕落状态认为没有什么事情值得一场战争，这要糟糕得多。
War is an ugly thing， but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war， is much worse.
译文：爽口的美食吃多了容易生病，高兴的事过头容易生出祸殃。赏析：任何看似令人爽口的食物吃多了，都会伤害身体，更何况那些垃圾食品呢。人在高兴时，容易得意忘形，说话做事都有失妥当。
有时候你必须先输才能懂得珍惜胜利。
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
The political liberty of the subject is a tranquility of mind arising from the opinion each person has of his safety.