"The truth is a mirror, and the mirror is a shadow."

没有艺术；没有文学；没有社会；最糟糕的是，持续的恐惧和暴死的危险；人的生活孤独、贫困、卑污、残忍而短寿。

在商业中，如果你不前进，你就在落后。

Don't be afraid to break the rules if it means staying true to yourself.

我本无才又多病，身体衰弱，没想到虚名却传到了皇帝耳中。

The law is reason, free from passion.

书籍是很好的礼物，因为它们里面包含了整个世界。

建筑是关于创造场所，而不仅仅是空间。

I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.

过去是你记得的、想象你记得的、说服自己记得的或假装记得的东西。