A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
一种新的科学真理并不是通过说服其对手并让他们看到光明而取得胜利,而是因为其对手最终死去,一个熟悉它的新一代人成长起来。
死亡有它的启示:巨大的悲伤会打开心扉,也会打开头脑。
没有什么比多数人容易被少数人统治更令人惊讶的了。
If your opinions on one subject can be predicted from your opinions on another, you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself your conclusions will not be predictable.
孔子说:“经常学习,不也喜悦吗?远方来了朋友,不也快乐吗?得不到理解而不怨恨,不也是君子吗?”