读古人书,与贤人交游,最不可苟为同,又不可苟为异。二者之失,总是胸无定力,学问中便有时势趋附,非谄即矫耳。
读古人的著作,与贤能的人交往,最忌讳轻率地表示附和赞同,也不能够轻率地表示异议。之所以会犯这两种过失,都是由于心中缺乏主见,做学问时就掺杂有趋炎附势的成分,不是曲意逢迎便是虚伪矫饰。
To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.
Mathematics is not a spectator sport; you have to play to understand.
唯一能战胜厄运的就是努力工作。
CRISPR的未来不仅仅在实验室里,更在社会的手中。