自然状态下的生活是孤独、贫穷、丑陋、野蛮和短暂的。
Life in the state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
The decay of political institutions is often a result of the inability to adapt to changing circumstances, leading to rigidity and eventual decline.
成功的秘诀在于开始行动。
城市是一个有机体,不断演变和发展。
预测化学未来的最好方法就是去创造它。
The awful shadow of some unseen Power floats, though unseen, among us.