【原文】子曰:“君子道者三,我无能焉:仁者不忧、智者不惑、勇者不惧。”子贡曰:“夫子自道也。”【译文】孔子说:“君子之道有三条,我都没能做到:仁德的人不忧愁、智慧的人不迷惑、勇敢的人不畏惧。子贡说:“(这正是)老师您的自我表述啊!”
对时机的把握是天才的标志。
I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.