In chemistry, as in life, the most transformative reactions often require patience and precise conditions.

人生中的大多数错误都是由于忘记了自己真正要做的事情。

贫穷的时候最能表现出一个人是否清廉，富裕的时候最能表现出一个人是否讲求仁义。

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.

Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below.