世界不是一个满足愿望的工厂。
The world is not a wish-granting factory.
解释:别人爱我,我也一定会爱别人;别人厌恶我,我也一定会讨厌别人。
——〈在北京湖广会馆学界欢迎会的演说〉,1912年8月30日
Writing is a way of speaking without being interrupted.
The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.