Success comes when preparation meets opportunity.
Curiosity is the driving force of science.
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
身体单薄无力，就不要去背负重物，说话没有分量，就不要去规劝别人；没有钱就不要到人群中去，遭遇困难之际千万别去寻求亲戚的帮助。
有功于天地称为功，有关于世间名教称为名，有学问为富，有廉耻为贵，此即所谓功名富贵。无所求称为道，无欲念称为德，没有世俗的恶习称为文，处事有原则称为章，此即所谓的道德文章。
真正的炼金术士不是将铅变成金；他们将世界变成文字。
Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.