人类本性中最深切的欲望是成为重要的存在。

The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.

这个世界并不害怕新思想，它可以把新思想归档。

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

我们对自然的自觉认识所能解决的最直接且在某种意义上最重要的问题，是对未来事件的预测，以便我们能根据这种预测安排当前的事务。