神圣的观念在任何社会中都是最保守的观念之一，因为它试图将其他观念——不确定性、进步、变化——变成罪行。
The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any society, because it seeks to turn other ideas — uncertainty, progress, change — into crimes.
Because of its vitality, the computing field is always in desperate need of new cliches: Banality soothes our nerves.
Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
数学不是关于数字、方程、计算或算法的：它是关于理解的。
解读：区分事务可控性，对可控之事精细谋划，预防风险；对不可控之事，忧愁无用，不如乐观豁达面对，合理调配心态与精力。
The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority as such.