The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions.A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

科学是关于后果的知识，以及一个事实对另一个事实的依赖。

世界因你的榜样而改变，而不是因你的意见。

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms.

二十世纪的恐怖在于每个新事件的规模之大与其反响之微弱。