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

"Literature is the mirror of society, reflecting its virtues and vices."

对我们未来最大的威胁是冷漠。

不管别人怎么说，文字和语言的确能改变世界。

在这种状态下，没有工业...而且最糟糕的是，持续的恐惧和暴力死亡的危险。

实验中的精确性和假设中的创造性同样重要。