Nec fasces nec opes sola artis sceptra perennant.
Neither power nor wealth, only the scepters of art endure.
弹奏美妙的五弦琴,读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章,述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评:作者表示自己归隐田园后,以著述为中心,阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外,安知荣辱之所如?我将置身于世人之外,哪管什么荣耀与耻辱?
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."