【译文】近水的楼台最先看到水中的月亮，向阳的花木光照好，发芽就早。古代的人看不见今天的月亮，而今天的月亮却曾经照耀过古代的人。抢先一步就能当上君王，后到一步只能称作臣子。别以为你走得早，还有比你走得更早的人。

The present state of the system of nature is evidently a resultant of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.

农民是最早的环保主义者；我们必须支持他们发挥这一关键作用。