The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

I don't believe in the concept of 'the method'. I believe in the concept of 'the moment'.

分析和代数之间的相互作用是数论中许多突破的驱动力。

The poet's task is to illuminate the darkness.

世界不是从他想象的地方运行的。不是从城堡的墙壁，而是从账房，不是由号角的呼唤，而是由算盘的点击，不是由大刀的磨擦和点击，而是由笔的刮擦。