The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.

"Writing is a way of living, a way of being in the world, a way of understanding the world."

凡是治理天下，必须顺应人情。

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.