If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason - for then we would know the mind of God.
水太清了就会见不到鱼，人太精明了就没有朋友。冠冕的玉旒，是用来遮蔽视线；用丝棉塞耳，是为了减弱听觉。
"I don't have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It's what you do with it that counts."
我对天赋没有太多尊重。天赋是遗传的。重要的是你如何利用它。
The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes—or it prospers; and anon, Like Snow upon the Desert's dusty Face, Lighting a little hour or two—is gone.