出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·地广》。释义：不因为生活的贫困而改变自己的节操，不因为地位的低贱而变更自己的志向。

If you can't understand why someone is doing something, look at the consequences of their actions, whatever they might be, and then infer the motivations from their consequences.

The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger.

We are all bound by the social contract to obey the laws， but we also have the right to participate in making those laws.