正如几何学最自然的起点是数学点,在观察和自然历史中采用同样的方法也最真实、简单且富有教益。
As in geometry the most natural way of beginning is from a mathematical point, so is the same method in observations and natural history the most genuine, simple, and instructive.
We perceive the world in terms of its significance for action.
我一直被那些讲述故事的音乐所吸引。
I've always believed in numbers and the equations and logics that lead to reason.
"I think that poetry is a way of thinking, a way of being in the world."
我的父母一直认为……炎热的天气会助长年轻人的放荡行为。