The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.

Every effort is for a better future.

The climate crisis is the greatest challenge agriculture has ever faced—and our greatest opportunity.

解释：做好事不为名声，而名声却跟来了；有名声不是希望获得利益，而利益也跟着来；有利益并不希望同别人争夺，而争夺也跟来了。

臣民对主权者的义务，只要主权者能保护他们，就持续存在，否则就不再存在。

译文：老农种地虽不直接参与国政，但其勤惰关系国家兴衰。提醒统治者重视民生根本。