The metropolis exacts from man as a discriminating creature a different amount of consciousness than does rural life.
岁月不居，流逝如滔滔江水，年纪衰老，一天不如一天了。我满腔忧愁，烦闷难以排遣，前途无望啊，心中总觉不安。
【译文】 司马牛忧伤地说：“别人都有兄弟，唯独我没有。”子夏说：“我听说过：‘死生有命，富贵在天’。君子敬业而不犯错误，对人恭敬而有礼。四海之内，皆兄弟。君子担心什么没有兄弟？”
The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.
"Sometimes, the hardest part isn't letting go but rather learning to start over."
Models are not crystal balls, but they are the best tools we have to understand the future.