The poet's mission is to illuminate the darkness.
You can reduce the annoyance of someone’s stupid belief by increasing your understanding of why they believe it.
If you want to keep something precious, you have to lock it up and throw away the key.
明智而有德行的人在任何时候都愿意为了自己特定阶层或社会的公共利益而牺牲自己的私人利益。