贫无可奈惟求俭，拙亦何妨只要勤。
译文：贫穷到没有办法时，只要节俭还可以度日。天资愚钝也没有什么大不了，只要勤奋，也能弥补它的不足。赏析：自身条件不行，就要时刻警醒自己，发愤图强。如果破罐子破摔，躺平摆烂，事情就会变得更加糟糕。
Architecture is not about solving problems but about creating atmospheres.
Always ask: How can we do better? Then act on the answer.
I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it.
在上海法租界莫利爱路二十九号住宅与李宗黄谈话，1918年7月