Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends."
很多时候,东西的主人到头来会被其拥有的一大堆东西所主宰。我最重视的资产,除了健康以外,就是有趣、多元化和长期的朋友。
The passions that incline men to peace are fear of death, desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living, and a hope by their industry to obtain them.
书籍是最安静、最恒久的朋友;它们是最易接近、最睿智的顾问,也是最耐心的老师。
The pursuit of mathematical truth is a lifelong journey.
The stories are not autobiographical, but they're personal in that way. I seem to know only the things that I've learned. Probably some things through observation, but what I feel I know surely is personal.