The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.
The melancholy science from which I make this offering to my friend relates to a region that from time immemorial was regarded as the true field of philosophy, but which, since the latter's conversion into method, has lapsed into intellectual neglect, sententious whimsy, and finally oblivion.
The development of an enterprise does not rely on one person but on a team.
"Sometimes the hardest stories to write are the ones closest to your heart."
古代学者在内心涵养上下功夫，所以表现在外表上便是德高望重的标志；今天的学者在外表上下功夫，对于内心涵养，则显出实际德行的缺陷。
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.