Collaboration in mathematics is essential; the exchange of ideas leads to breakthroughs that no single mind could achieve alone.

总的来说，治理的艺术在于从一类公民那里尽可能多地拿走钱，然后分给另一类公民。

"The goal is not to mourn the lost futures, but to use them as a resource for the struggle to come."

愚忠愚孝真能维系天地间的伦常，可惜没有圣人栽培，不能进一步登堂入室；大奸诈者 ，偏能建立人世间的功业，若不是有英明君主操控，最终必成跳梁小丑。

像我们这样的人，通过努力做到始终不笨，而不是努力变得聪明，获得了多少长期优势，这一点很了不起。

采石业的创新不仅在于新技术，更在于新思维。

The act of writing is an act of faith—in language, in the reader, in oneself.