The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.

译文：把读书看成功业，用一生的时间去做，自然就会得到读书带来的乐趣；心存善念，多做善事，不必去争那些乐善好施的虚名。赏析：读书和做善事一样，不必在乎那些功利的想法。读书应该用心，读书的乐趣不是用金钱的多少来衡量的。做好事，只要问心无愧，不必非得让别人知道。

科学不是民主。它是独裁。重要的不是人们相信什么，而是可以通过实验证明什么。

"A writer’s duty is to disturb the peace."

My work is not about destruction, but about the possibility of creation. 我的作品不是关于毁灭，而是关于创造的可能性。