The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence 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.

过去是一个异国他乡；他们做事的方式不同。

译文：性只有一个：从它的形体方面来说叫做天，从它的主宰方面来说叫做帝，从它的流行方面来说叫做命，赋予人叫做性，在人身上起主导作用叫做心。

The mind is a dynamic system of interrelated processes.

危机中往往隐藏着最大的机会，关键是你能否发现并抓住。