使人有面前之誉，不若使人无背后之毁；使人有乍处之欢，不若使人无久处之厌。
在别人面前受称赞，不如背后没有人说坏话；与人相处能使人获得短暂快乐，不如与人长久相处而不使对方厌恶。
The first man who， having enclosed a piece of ground， bethought himself of saying 'This is mine，' and found people simple enough to believe him， was the real founder of civil society.
"There is a world of difference between the love we feel for a wild creature and the love we feel for a human being."