The artist must be a philosopher and think deeply about the world. Music is not enough； it is a reflection of the world’s beauty and sorrow.

Never stop learning, because the world never stops changing.

Seeing, hearing, and remembering are all acts of construction.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

出自《魏源集·都中吟十三首》。洋人的情况、技术和版图，我都了解得像万里大的手掌中玩米和沙子一样。知己知彼是兵家的策略，一定要知道谁主掌着典属国的职位。

突破功名利禄的束缚，突破世俗学问如考据、诗词的束缚。