Mathematics is not just a human invention; it has a deep reality that exists independently of us.

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

想要得富贵福泽，这要看天意，由不得自己；要想成为贤人君子，主要靠自己，由不得天意。

The best decisions aren't made with your head, but with your heart.

形容时光飞逝，人生易老，鸡鸣和马蹄声象征着时间的流逝

The freedom then of man, and liberty of acting according to his own will, is grounded on his having reason, which is able to instruct him in that law he is to govern himself by, and make him know how far he is left to the freedom of his own will.

翻译：节俭能培养廉洁的品性，廉洁又能滋养高尚的德行，生活简约不简单，是修身的良方。