The pursuit of power is the primary goal of all great powers, and this pursuit often leads to conflict.
大多数人死在二十或三十岁,此后他们只是自己的影子。
The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.
"A writer's duty is to tell the truth, no matter how painful."
读书人要为子孙营造福祉而不是祈求福祉。严谨家规,崇尚俭朴,教导耕田读书,累积陰德,这就是营造福祉。广积土地房屋,拉拢关系争取利益,买卖功名,这就是求福祉。营造福祉的,平淡而长久;祈求福祉的,浓郁却短暂。