A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
提醒自己快死了,是我在人生中面临重大决定时,所用过最重要的方法。因为几乎每件事-所有外界期望、所有的名声、所有对困窘或失败的恐惧-在面对死亡时,都消失了,只有最真实重要的东西才会留下。
The joy of mathematics is in the discovery of patterns and the understanding of their implications.
The beauty of the universe lies in its complexity and the simplicity of the laws that govern it.
Curiosity is the driving force behind all great mathematical discoveries.