To be a writer is to be a professional observer.

The city is a battleground where various forces collide, and architecture is the mediator of these conflicts.

"La belleza no es una cualidad de las cosas en sí mismas: existe en la mente que las contempla."

So much to do, so little done, such things to be.

与人谈话时尽可以积德，与妻子儿女融洽相处也是修身养性的好机会。

没有什么比独立和自由更宝贵的了。

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.