"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
贪心不知足易招侮辱，不如节俭而守廉洁之气。求取功名而冒犯节义，不如节俭而成全节义。巧取豪夺而致积怨，不如节俭而养心性。放纵自己满足欲望，不如节俭而安定性情。
艺术家必须像上帝在创造中一样存在于他的作品中，无形而全能；人们必须处处感受到他，但永远看不到他。