The personal is historical.

The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you， and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first， but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.

译文：一个人虽然没有身处艰难困境，但不能忘记还有艰难的时候。世上虽然有侥幸的事情存在，但不能心存侥幸的心理。赏析：人最大的悲哀就是总是对有些事情抱有幻想，都希望坏事不会发生在自己身上，可现实很无奈，越不想越就会发生。侥幸是发生祸患的根源，做任何事前，我们一定要防患于未然，做好最坏的打算。

The Langlands program is a testament to the power of abstract thought in mathematics.

When the gunpowder ignites, time stops.#当火药点燃的瞬间，时间就停止了。