The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
轧棉机的发明是一系列无法预见的 circumstances 的结果。
书是一面镜子:如果一只猿猴往里看,使徒不太可能往外看。