When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

人们并不懒惰。他们只是有无力的目标——也就是说，那些不能激励他们的目标。

A great biography should be like a portrait that captures both the light and the shadow.

任何牺牲基本自由以换取短暂安全的人，最后既得不到安全也得不到自由。

数学证明的优雅在于它的简洁和清晰。

投机者是观察未来并在未来发生之前行动的人。

The state is the most important institution in human society, and its strength or weakness is the key determinant of a society's success or failure.

解释：君主对发生在堂上、堂下、门廷之内的事都不知道，则虽是近处，却比百里、千里、万里之外更远。