Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

数学的快乐来自于为理解而奋斗。

To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

A good person will follow the rules, a great person will follow himself.

The only real sin is regret.

译文：贤明的人如果长辈给自己留了太多的财产，则损害他的志向而变得不思进取；愚笨的人如果长辈给其留了太多的财产，则使其更加肆无忌惮使他的错误犯得更深更多。