所以富贵的人极其奢侈,二孤儿寡妇却受饥挨饿,虽然想天下不乱,也不可能。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话,如果要吃喝,就不能不节俭。

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.

Innovation in natural gas extraction is essential for meeting the world's growing energy demands.

性能的关键在于优雅，而不是大量的特殊情况。

The art of government is the organization of idolatry.

The greatest photographers are those who have learned to see the world as it is, and then to see it as it might be.