Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
切勿用权力去压制你认为不利的意见,因为如果你发表意见时也会遭到压制。
知识最大的敌人不是无知,而是知识的幻觉。
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
情感的好处就是让我们引入歧途,而科学的好处是不感情用事。
我没有任何特别的秘诀(用于开发新的证明)……这就是为什么做研究既具有挑战性又具有吸引力的原因。这就像在丛林中迷路,试图利用你能收集到的所有知识来想出一些新的技巧,并且如果运气好的话,你可能会找到出路。
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.
在遇到梦中人之前,上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人;在我们终于遇见心仪的人时,便应当心存感激。