The individual himself is a fallacy.
个体本身就是一个谬误。
The more we have, the less we are.
我们不是从祖先那里继承了地球;我们是从子孙那里借来的。这个真理指导着我们做出的每一个决定。
作家的生活是一种屈辱的生活。
Architecture is a social art; it must serve people first.
孔子说:“将知识默记在心,学习时,不感到满足;教人时,不感到疲倦,对我来说没什么问题。”
"Literature is the mirror of society, reflecting its virtues and vices with equal clarity."
才华和优雅如果掌握得有分寸,总在一个人的举止和谈吐中被人觉察到,但是无需炫示出来。正像不必把你的帽子、裙子和缎带一下都穿戴上,为的是让别人知道你拥有这些东西。
第一次与巴尔蒂人喝茶,你是陌生人;第二次,你是尊贵的客人;第三次,你成为家人。
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.