The poet's task is to illuminate the darkness.

数学是所有科学赖以建立的基础。

The most profound discoveries in mathematics often come from the simplest observations.

他们遇事后退不言，但到朝廷上，看到对自己有利的事，唯恐说晚了。君主如果说了对他没有利的话，眼睛往下看，好像被噎得很厉害一样，并说∶“只有这个我没有学。”事情即使很紧急，他却会远远地走开。 

我太聪明、太苛刻、太有办法，以至于没有人能够完全掌控我。没有人完全了解我或爱我。我只有我自己。

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.