The past is always present in the work.
The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition， when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security， is so powerful a principle that it is alone， and without any assistance， not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.
The beauty of mathematics only shows itself to more patient followers.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
