生命太短暂，不能把时间浪费在恨任何人上。

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Architecture must contribute to society, not just reflect it.

孤寂能产生独创精神，酝酿出一种敢作敢为、令人震惊的美丽的创作，也就是诗。但孤寂也会促成相反的东西，会养成人们不近人情、荒唐怪癖的性格，也会使人萌生非法之念。

【大意】等到大寒节气到来时，冰霜寒雪从天而降，然后才能知道只有松柏能经得住严寒考验，依然繁茂。

"It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart."