The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.
每个个体改善自身状况的自然努力，当在自由和安全的情况下得以发挥时，是如此强大，以至于它不仅能够独自，不受任何协助，推动社会走向富裕和繁荣，而且能够克服往往由愚蠢的人类法律造成的百般妨碍。
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.
我只是尽力做到最好。
创新不是对一切都说“是”，而是对除最关键功能外的一切说“不”。
Success in business comes from understanding both the numbers and the people behind them.
The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most politically dangerous part of human nature.
Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.