The problem of the modern age is the problem of the individual's self-preservation in the face of the overwhelming power of the social mechanism.
【译文】 子贡说:“贫穷却不阿谀奉承,富贵却不狂妄自大,怎样?”孔子说:“可以。不如穷得有志气,富得有涵养的人。”子贡说:“修养的完善,如同玉器的加工:切了再磋,琢了再磨,对吧?”孔子说:“子贡啊,现在可以与你谈诗了。说到过去,你就知道未来。”
"Causal inference requires careful thought about the assumptions underlying your analysis."
预测未来的最好方式就是创造未来。
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.