The only constant is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.

我相信讲故事的力量可以改变人心和思想。

A genius is nothing more nor less than a man who sees farther than others.

预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。

——《致郑藻如书》（1890年）

我们必须抵制将非洲艺术仅仅作为理论说明的诱惑。