There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.

我的箴言一贯如此：英雄不问来路。

The silence between them was heavy, filled with unspoken words and unresolved emotions.

The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

行为有未能达到预期目的者，都要反过来要求自身做得更加完善。只有自己做得正，天下才会向你倾心。