The present state of the system of nature is evidently a resultant of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.
A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is unlikely to look out.
"每一本书都是一个新的世界,等待着读者去探索。"
在我知道自己已经开始之前,我已经深陷其中。
人生的主要任务就是:识别和区分事物,这样我就能清楚地告诉自己哪些是外部不可控的,哪些是我实际可控的选择。