The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds， as they result either from the mere situation of the climate and country or from the form of government and of the character of the people， or from those finer principles and morals， which may be called the recommendations of philosophy.

成功的关键是专注于目标，而不是障碍。

我喜欢把建筑想象成一种景观。

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Life itself is an adventure, full of unknowns and challenges.