The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions.A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

没有痛苦，就没有意识的唤醒。

在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。

计算的目的是洞察，而不是数字。

最好的事业往往吸引最糟糕的论据支持，这在智力和道德层面上似乎同样适用。

Some people are extraordinarily good at knowing the limits of their knowledge because they have to be.