数学的力量在于它的抽象性,使我们能够看到不立即显现的模式和联系。
The power of mathematics is in its abstraction, allowing us to see patterns and connections that are not immediately obvious.
我写作是为了寻找真理。
一个人要知道自己的位置,就像一个人知道自己的脸面一样,这是最为清醒的自觉。
The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.