我相信自爱的力量。

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

 人们害怕死亡，就像孩子害怕黑暗一样；而且，正如孩子对黑暗的自然恐惧会受到各种故事的加剧一样，人们对死亡的恐惧也是如此。

除了诱惑，我什么都能抵抗。

The poet’s mission is to represent the unrepresented.

The legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands: for it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others.

【释义】贫穷之人因生活简朴，少欲知足，反而往往长寿；富人奢靡，有余之处过度挥霍，导致折损寿命。这是天道自然调节，有余者削减，不足者得到补益。