The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
陌生人与我们接近,因为我们在他们和我们自己之间感受到民族、社会、职业或一般人类本性的共同特征。他们远离我们,因为这些共同特征超越了他们或我们,并且只因为它们连接了许多人而连接我们。
The only obsession everyone wants: ‘love.’ People think that in falling in love they make themselves whole. The Platonic union of souls.
学习是系统中产生的任何变化,这些变化或多或少会永久性地改变其适应环境的能力。
Regulatory frameworks should incentivize progress, not just penalize the past.
The best investment you can make is in yourself.