The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.
每个个体改善自身状况的自然努力，当在自由和安全的情况下得以发挥时，是如此强大，以至于它不仅能够独自，不受任何协助，推动社会走向富裕和繁荣，而且能够克服往往由愚蠢的人类法律造成的百般妨碍。
人们不会问一个受苦的人：你的国家是什么？你的宗教是什么？人们只会说：你在受苦，这对我来说就足够了。
"Writing is a way of thinking, a way of exploring the world and oneself."
时光飞逝，带着我们一同远去。我正在说话的这一刻已离我远去。
"The act of reading is an act of rebellion against the noise of the world."
The most dangerous risk of all is not taking one.
心有成见，就好像用水浇石头，水一点都进不去；对事理不能领悟，则拘泥而不变通，一点都转动不得。
人类心智是一套信息处理机制，这些机制由自然选择设计来解决我们狩猎采集祖先面临的适应性问题。
好好耕耘12个爱你的人的关系，因为这12个人远比1200万人喜欢你重要得多。