从没有人说过八月什么话，夏天过去了，也不到秋天。

在探索现实的基本性质的追求中，我们必须准备好质疑我们认为我们所知道的一切。

In the quest for understanding the fundamental nature of reality, we must be prepared to question everything we think we know.

约瑟夫·英坎德拉

夫社稷之臣，能立社稷，别上下之义，使当其理；制百官之序，使得其宜；作为辞令，可分布于四方。

晏子

At that age， I'd take any excuse to make estimates and do minor arithmetic. I'd calculate our gas mileage -- figure out useless statistics on things like grocery spending. I'd been hearing an ad campaign about smoking. I can't remember the details， but basically the ad said， every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes off of your life: I think it might have been two minutes per puff. At any rate， I decided to do the math for my grandmother. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days， estimated the number of puffs per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I'd come up with a reasonable number， I poked my head into the front of the car， tapped my grandmother on the shoulder， and proudly proclaimed， "At two minutes per puff， you've taken nine years off your life！"

在那样的年纪，我会找任何借口做些估测或者小算术。我会计算油耗还有杂货花销等鸡毛蒜皮的小事。我听过一个有关吸烟的广告。我记不得细节了，但是广告大意是说，每吸一口香烟会减少几分钟的寿命，大概是两分钟。无论如何，我决定为祖母做个算术。我估测了祖母每天要吸几支香烟，每支香烟要吸几口等等，然后心满意足地得出了一个合理的数字。接着，我捅了捅坐在前面的祖母的头，又拍了拍她的肩膀，然后骄傲地宣称，"每天吸两分钟的烟，你就少活九年！"

杰夫·贝索斯

世界上最伟大的教育就是观察大师们工作。

The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.

珍妮·杰克逊

主动管理策略在扣除费用后不太可能产生优异的结果。

Active management strategies are unlikely to produce superior results after fees.

大卫·史文森

我对你只有一个要求，那就是请你相信我那向你吐露隐衷的痛苦的心所告诉你的一切。

斯蒂芬·茨威格

世上最无情的是老人，其实是有钱人。老人因为怕死或不怕死而变得无情，有钱人因为可以用钱买到无情而变得无情。

麦家

理想的实现只靠干，不靠空谈。