Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

预言是人类唯一一项无法经由练习而改善的技术。

"The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."

解释：空有虚名而无实际行动的人，必然会招来人们的怨恨。