The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
你知道的——当一个人情绪低落的时候,他会格外喜欢看日落。
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
The study of Galois representations is a testament to the beauty of algebraic geometry.