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.

"Time is the most democratic of all things; it is given equally to everyone, yet everyone uses it differently."

得到你想要的东西的第一步是勇敢地抛弃你不想要的。

我已经学会通过限制欲望来寻求幸福，而不是试图满足它们。

人生的目的，无论由谁控制，都是去爱那些在你身边值得被爱的人。

【译文】我每天多次省察我自己：为别人做事有没有尽力，和朋友交往有没有不真诚，教别人的东西自己有没有研习好。