Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.
社会源于我们的需求,政府产自我们的邪恶。前者通过凝聚我们的友爱,积极地增进我们的幸福,后者通过遏制我们的恶行,消极地促进我们的福祉。前者鼓励交往,后者制造差别。前者是庇护人,后者是惩罚者。
The truth is that we are all capable of great evil, given the right circumstances.
"The truth is not always beautiful, but the pursuit of it is."
Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues.
"The most powerful stories are often the simplest."
Emotions are adaptations that have evolved to coordinate other psychological mechanisms in solving specific adaptive problems.
对一个人而言,只要谨慎自信 ,没有什么是高不可攀的。
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
A farmer's wisdom often comes from observing what the land teaches over seasons.
I'm the reason your life won't change.
I try to reveal the complexity of humanity through my work.