The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The personal is historical.

Sustainability isn't an option; it's a necessity for the future of our planet.

我们都是由星尘构成的，探索星星是我们的命运。

The only way to keep the small folk loyal is to make sure they fear you more than they fear your enemies. 

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.

我们的生命有限，而知识却是无限。以有限的生命去追求无限的知识，就会精疲力尽；既然如此还去追求知识，那就只剩疲困了。做好事不贪图名利，不做不好的事触犯法律，把顺着自然规律作为常法，就可以保护自身，保全天性，养护精神，安享天年。

美的事物是永恒的喜悦：它的可爱与日俱增；它永远不会化为乌有。