The capacity of the human mind for formulating and solving complex problems is very small compared with the size of the problems whose solution is required for objectively rational behavior in the real world.

要成为一个好的数学家，你需要既有直觉又有严谨。

君子这样来造船车,所以属下都效法他,因此他的人民就会饥寒交迫,不得不做奸邪的事。奸邪的事情一多,刑罚就重,刑罚一重,国家就混乱。国君若真的希望天下太平而不希望天下大乱的话,如果要做船车,就不能不节俭。

The novel is the most complete representation of human experience.

我们都被自己选择的幽灵所困扰。

The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.