在科学中，最重要的不是获得新的事实，而是发现思考它们的新方法。

这是最好的时代，也是最坏的时代；这是智慧的时代，也是愚蠢的时代；这是信仰的时代，也是怀疑的时代；这是光明的季节，也是黑暗的季节；这是希望的春天，也是绝望的冬天；我们什么都有，也什么都没有；我们正走向天堂之路，也正走向地狱之门。

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease.

译文：富贵最容易招人嫉恨，所以务必要宽厚谦恭待人，才没有大的祸患。福禄有定数，务必要节俭朴素，才能延续长久。赏析：富贵荣华本没有错，但是人一旦拥有它之后，如果骄横跋扈，聛睨一切，那么也最容易招致杀身之祸。