And, after all, what is a fashion? From the artistic point of view, it is usually a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.Literary and Other Notes I, Woman’s World （November 1887）
The beauty of mathematics lies in its ability to describe the universe with such precision.
积攒黄金千两，也不如通晓四书五经。
最好的律师是那些既能把握大局又能关注细节的人。
The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead.