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

War is the province of danger and therefore courage above all things is the first quality of a warrior.

我们越意识到面对宇宙力量时的渺小和无能，人类的成就就越令人惊叹。