The only thing that can make you a better person is yourself.

短暂的荣宠利益终将消散，历史的真实难以被篡改！这长远的眼光，太明智了！并且我们要追求的是长久的名誉而非短暂的利益！

The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's, must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colors or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way.

The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country.