纵欲之心正炽烈时，一想到将会卧病痛苦，兴致如寒冰；逐利之心正浓烈时，一想到将会命丧黄泉，味道如同嚼蜡。

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

创新不仅仅是创造新事物；它关乎改进已有的事物。

［厚葬使］已经获得的财产，都拿来埋掉了；丧后本当产生的财产，又被长时间的禁止所消除。