The present state of the system of nature is evidently a resultant of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.
自然系统的当前状态显然是前一时刻的结果，如果我们设想一个智能体在某一瞬间理解了这个宇宙中所有实体的关系，它就能陈述这些实体在过去或未来的任何时间的各自位置、运动和一般效应。
好的计量经济学就像好的木工——关键在于为工作使用正确的工具。
"The past is a country we can never return to, but whose borders we are always crossing."
The law is reason, free from passion.
小说是一面反映社会的镜子，包括所有的光明和阴影。
在计算机科学领域，最深刻的发现往往来自于最简单的观察。
