历史中的优点似乎有三种,一种是来自气候和国家的纯粹地理位置,一种是来自政府形式和人民性格,一种是来自那些更细致的哲学原则和道德,可以称为哲学的推荐。
The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people, or from those finer principles and morals, which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.
你如果出色地完成了某件事,那你应该再做一些其他的精彩事儿。不要在前一件事上徘徊太久,想想接下来该做什么。
预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。
Never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.