尽力而不能达到的，圣人不会苛责于人。应当尽心而未尽心，圣人不会推御责任。

Optimists tend to interpret their troubles as transient, controllable, and specific to one situation. Pessimists, on the other hand, believe that their troubles last forever, undermine everything they do, and are uncontrollable.

纽约是一座反射之城。玻璃、金属、水——一切都在反射。

局部和全局现象之间的相互作用是数论中反复出现的主题。

一个人读什么样的书，就是什么样的人。

思想没有比关爱老百姓更高尚的，行为没有比让老百姓快乐更厚道的。

You put together two people who have not been put together before; and sometimes the world is changed, sometimes not. They may crash and burn, or they may set off a spark that will light the world.

The beauty of the universe lies in its complexity and simplicity.