The first man who， having enclosed a piece of ground， bethought himself of saying 'This is mine，' and found people simple enough to believe him， was the real founder of civil society.

The quality of an organization's adaptability determines the quality of its survival.

"Writing is a way to give life to our thoughts."

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.

The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived.

The challenge of architecture is to create spaces that are both functional and beautiful.

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving...