One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science， is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness， such men make this cosmos and its construction in the pivot of their emotional life， in ordered to find the peace and the security， which they cannot find in the narrow whirlpool of personal experience.

在科学中听到的最令人兴奋的短语，预示着新发现的，不是“我找到了！”而是“这很有趣...”

The value of literature lies in its ability to let us experience others' lives and thus better understand ourselves.

有抱负、有作为的人热爱国家，就像是热爱自己的家庭一样

建筑应当回应其环境，而不是忽视它。