“风过而竹不留声”，“雁过而潭不留影”，大千世界的种种现象都只是表象，真正具备君子品性的人，才能看清它们的本质，当事情来临时，他的良知就会发挥作用，事情过去之后，一切又归于清净虚空，因此他总能坦坦荡荡无忧无惧。

We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves.

真正的创新往往来自意想不到的方向。

当你想要改变时，你不可能取悦所有人。如果你真的取悦了所有人，那说明你的进步还不够大。

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

这句话表达了茅以升对桥梁建设事业的执着追求和不懈奋斗的精神。