The principle of asceticism never was， nor ever can be， consistently pursued by any living creature.
禁欲主义原则从来没有被任何生物一贯坚持过，也永远不会被如此坚持。
要注重方向而非盲目努力
Uncertainty is not the absence of information, but the presence of too much conflicting information.
技术是连接传统采矿与可持续未来的桥梁。
最好的性能改进是从非工作状态过渡到工作状态。
译文：问题刚冒头时解决很容易，等到严重了再补救就难了。
The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.
教育：从自负的无知到痛苦的不确定之路。