The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes—or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two—is gone.

The capacity of the human mind for formulating and solving complex problems is very small compared with the size of the problems whose solution is required for objectively rational behavior in the real world.

译文：人人都希望自己能说会道，可苏秦却因为能言善辩被车裂而死；人人都想家财万贯，可石崇却因为富可敌国而遭人诬陷杀害。赏析：说话口不择言，祸就会从口出，言多必有失。拥有富贵荣华，锦衣玉食，未尝不是好事，但也要走正道，低调做人，切不可因为财大气粗，不可一世就断送自己的前程或性命。

预测未来的最好方法就是发明它。

好设计的关键在于理解力。