Truth is often stranger than fiction.
真相往往比虚构更离奇。
Imitation is the safest form of innovation.
The causal model is the key to making sense of the world.
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
翻译：描绘了工匠们来自四面八方，他们制作的器物则流通天下的繁荣景象。