The night is a great library, but the stars are its books.
要养活世界,我们必须先学会倾听土地的声音。
——《在山西实业界学界及各党派欢迎会的演说》(1912年9月20日)
The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation.