荒，荒淫。乱，动乱。之，的。萌，根源、萌芽。 统治者的荒淫是国家动乱的根源。这是魏源的政治卓见。因为统治者一旦荒淫，就不会以国事为重了。如此，上下交怨，天下岂能不乱？因此，力戒荒淫，乃是当权者应当牢记的信念。

The metropolis exacts from man as a discriminating creature a different amount of consciousness than does rural life.

生存的规则永远不会改变，无论你是在沙漠还是在竞技场。

The most real thing that human beings can touch is the silence in loneliness.

释义：用兵的方法，以攻破敌人心理防线为上策，攻破城池为下策。

When farmers thrive, communities thrive. Our focus should always be on creating value for those who grow our food.