子贡问曰:“孔文子何以谓之‘文’也?”子曰:“敏而好学,不耻下问,是以谓之‘文’也。”
【译文】 子贡问:“孔文子凭什么获得‘文’的称号?”孔子说:“灵敏又好学,向比自己学问差的人请教时,不觉得没面子,所以称为‘文’。”
农业效率必须与生态限制相协调——我们无法超越自然。
The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.
"Innovation is born from the intersection of curiosity and necessity."
成功不是终点,失败也不是致命的:重要的是继续前进的勇气。
I am obsessed with the idea of eternity.
We live in the best of all possible worlds because it was chosen from all possible worlds.