【译文】 孔子说:“生来就知道的,是上等人;学习后才知道的,是二等人;遇到困难才学习的,是三等人;遇到困难也不学习的,这就是下等人了。”
If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.
The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.
In science, the credit goes to the person who convinces the world, not to the person to whom the idea first occurs.