Laurence Qi

“Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”
― Francis Bacon, The Essays

“An equation for me has no meaning, unless it expresses a thought of God.”
― Srinivasa Ramanujan

“Enlightenments, like accidents, happen only to prepared minds.
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― Herbert A. Simon, Models of My Life

“The intelligent altruists, though less altruistic than unintelligent altruists, will be fitter than both unintelligent altruists and selfish individuals.”
― Herbert A. Simon