伐矜(jīn今)：自大自夸。举事：办事。自大自夸，喜欢独断专行，是办事情的祸根。

建筑师必须是远见者和实用主义者。

"Books are the bridges that connect us to the future."

"The best way to predict the future is to shape it."

The world is very, very beautiful if you look at it, but most people don't look very much.

Pleasures， then， and the avoidance of pains， are the ends that the legislator has in view.

聪明是一种天赋，善良是一种选择。