我不能做我自己么?
——《在山西实业界学界及各党派欢迎会的演说》(1912年9月20日)
艺术家的职责是创造美。
Treat every problem with reason.
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.