The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.

"We inherit not only our parents’ features but also their silences."

写作是一种爱的行为。

A good chemist is a lazy chemist—always looking for the easiest way to do things.

States are rational actors that seek to maximize their relative power in order to ensure their survival in a competitive international system.