出处:1876年3月10日，贝尔第一次通过他发明的电话在寝室向在实验室里的助手沃森说的一句话。

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.

孔子说：“有一种人，不了解情况就冒然行事，我不会这样。多听，向先进人物学习；多看，把细节牢记在心。就是掌握知识的最好方法。”

Choose always the way that seems the best, however it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.