"The past is a puzzle, and the historian is the person who tries to put the pieces together."
过去是一个谜,历史学家是试图将碎片拼凑在一起的人。
The universe is a self-organizing system, and consciousness is a part of that system.
Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.
最好的写作既是个人化的,又是普世的。
宇宙不仅比我们想象的更奇怪,它比我们能够想象的还要奇怪。
如果我们把海洋视为无限资源,很快就会发现事实恰恰相反。
【译文】 曾子说:“我每天都要多次提醒自己:工作是否敬业?交友是否守信?知识是否用于实践?”