知识就是力量。
追求真理与之同在,认识真理要敢于面对,更要信赖真理而对之皈依,这才是人性的崇高境界。——《论真理》
一次不公的裁判比多次不平的举动为祸犹烈。因为这些不平的举动不过弄脏了水流,而不公的裁判则把水源败坏了。——《论司法》
金钱有如肥料,撒下去才有用处。
读书的目的是为了认识事物原理。为挑剔辩驳去读书是无聊。但也不可过于迷信书本。求知的目的不是为了吹嘘炫耀,而应该是为了寻找真理,启迪智慧。(Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. )
读史使人明智,读诗使人巧慧,数学使人精细,物理学使人深刻,伦理学使人高尚,逻辑修辞使人善辩。——《论学问》(11月28日名言)
阅读使人充实,谈论使人机敏,写作使人精确。(Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. )——《论学问》
幸运所需要的美德是节制,逆境所需要的美德是坚韧。(The virtue of prosperity, is temperance; the virtue of adversity, is fortitude "OF ADVERSITY " )
一切幸福都绝非没有忧虑和烦恼,而一切逆境也绝非没有慰籍与希望。(Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes."OF ADVERSITY " )