我很害羞，信不信由你。这是真的。

有时候最勇敢的事就是在一切似乎都失去时继续前进。

为了知识本身而追求知识，对正义的近乎狂热的热爱，以及对个人独立的渴望——这些是犹太传统的特征，让我感谢命运让我属于它。

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.