穷人的真正悲剧是他们除了自我否定外什么都负担不起。
The real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.
Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.
建筑不仅仅是创造建筑物，而是创造能够提高生活质量的环境。
I tend to think that the longer you look at a thing, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.
出自北齐·颜之推《颜氏家训·省事》。很多的事情一起做，可能做好的却很少，还不如专心致志的做一件事情。
数学中最深刻的洞见往往来自意想不到的类比。