The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence 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.

"The photograph is just the starting point. The painting is something else entirely."

Quality is conformance to requirements, not goodness.

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.

词语如同影子，影子如同词语：它们什么都不说，它们只是重复我们想听的话。