We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.

A building must be a gift to the city.

优良的马匹不好驾驭，但是可以载重物跑得很远；有才能的人不好驱使，但是可以使国君更加受人尊敬。

Innovation is not just about creating something new; it's about improving what already exists.

I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart.

译文：性只有一个：从它的形体方面来说叫做天，从它的主宰方面来说叫做帝，从它的流行方面来说叫做命，赋予人叫做性，在人身上起主导作用叫做心。