Avarice, the spur of industry.
The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
The internet has changed the way information is disseminated, but human nature has never changed.
"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something."
Mathematical intuition is like a muscle - it grows stronger with exercise.
保持安静。除此之外,心智没有任务要做,也没有念头要思考。
The clouds over the land now rose like mountains, and the coast was only a long green line with the gray blue hills behind it. The water was a dark blue now, so dark that it was almost purple.