选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木，弯曲的木头。恶，厌恶、怕。绳，木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪，奸邪之人。正法，公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比，说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。

Remember, hope is a good stuff, maybe the best thing, and no good stuff will fade away!

The pursuit of science is more than the pursuit of understanding. It is the pursuit of a kind of wisdom that comes from knowing how much we do not know.

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble.