If you start out by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it.

如果爵位不高，那么人民就不敬重他；如果俸禄不重，那么人民就不会信任他；如果在理事时没有决断权那么人民不会敬畏他。 

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.

唯一的失败就是不去尝试。

过去总是对现在的斥责。