"History is always written by the victors, but the voices of the defeated are equally important."

The risk is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.

Every scientific discovery should be measured by its contribution to human welfare.

君子像水，性情谦虚冲淡，本质洁白，味平淡。而它的用处，可以使不洁的东西成为清洁，即使在滚烫的热水中放入油，二者亦不会混合，这就是君子的本性。小人像油，本质滑腻，味浓厚，它的用途可污染清洁之物，若在滚烫的油中放入水，二者必然相激而不相容， 这就是小人的本质。

I'm not a person who gives up on my light.

【译文】一年的计划应在春天里做好，一天的计划应在黎明时分做好，一个家庭最宝贵的是和睦，一个人一生要有所成就必须勤劳。

Tradition and innovation are not opposites—they're partners in progress.

The challenge is to make buildings that are both functional and poetic.