道人是非长短者通常枯燥乏味,但当他谈起自己时却往往妙趣横生。
When people talk to us about others, they are usually dull. When they talk to us about themselves, they are nearly always interesting.
The wise draw inspiration from the order of the natural world to guide their individual lives.
The legislative cannot transfer the power of making laws to any other hands: for it being but a delegated power from the people, they who have it cannot pass it over to others.