——〈中国问题的真解决〉,与伦敦《滨海杂志》记者谈话,1911年11月
最终,我们记住的不是敌人的话语,而是朋友的沉默。
我没有任何特别的秘诀(用于开发新的证明)……这就是为什么做研究既具有挑战性又具有吸引力的原因。这就像在丛林中迷路,试图利用你能收集到的所有知识来想出一些新的技巧,并且如果运气好的话,你可能会找到出路。
I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.
找出你是否能信任某人的最好方法就是信任他们。