I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.

朋友都是有共通点的 (物以类聚)。

The past does not belong to us; we belong to it.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

"To live is to be haunted by the ghosts of what might have been."

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.

The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.

通过使用蒸汽获得的最大动力也是任何其他方法可实现的最大动力。

I am interested in the way people lie to themselves, the stories they tell themselves to make life bearable.

The concept of infinity is not just a mathematical abstraction, but a physical reality.