The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.
凡是圣人制造的这些东西,无一不是有益于实用才去做的,所以使用财物不浪费,民众能够不劳苦,他兴起的利益太多了。
Concerning the gods, I have no means of knowing whether they exist or not or of what sort they may be, because of the obscurity of the subject, and the brevity of human life.
爱不是原因,而是结果。