“有了图书馆，你是自由的，不受暂时的政治气候限制。它是最民主的机构，因为没有人——绝对没有人——可以告诉你该读什么，什么时候读，以及如何读。”
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
In the ocean of science, everyone is a student, there is always something new to learn.
To understand the present, you must first understand the past.
对事实进行分类并认识它们的顺序和相对重要性是科学的功能。
服装决定人的型态，全裸的人对社会几乎没有影响。