过去是一桶灰烬。

不错，从个人角度来说，艺术使生活更为丰满。它使人感到更大的欢乐，但也更快地令人衰老。艺术在它的信奉者面上镌刻着奇妙的幻想与高超的意境，即使这些信徒表面上过着一种幽静恬淡的生活，但到头来还会变得吹毛求疵，过分琢磨，疲乏困倦，神经过敏，而纵情于声色之娱的人们是不致落到这步田地的。

The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most political part of man.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.

Mathematics is not just about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.

不必信仰相同的正式宗教——只需共同追求真理。