在自然状态下，所有人确实生而平等，但他们不能保持这种平等。社会使他们失去了这种平等，他们只有通过法律的保护才能重新获得它。

当人们拥有某物时，往往会给予更高的评价。

The heart is a compass that doesn’t always point north.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

当天赋不努力时，勤奋会战胜天赋。

Efficiency without ethics is just speed in the wrong direction.

The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.

我们地球的过去历史必须通过现在可以看到的现象来解释。