Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

艺术家必须是哲学家、诗人，尤其是革命者。

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."

The only way to deal with the unknown is to embrace it.

凡夫俗子迷失真性而追求虚妄，将智慧转化为对事物的看法，就好比水中掀起波浪，而这种看法始终受其智慧所支配，就像浪花离不开水体；圣人达士看破虚妄而回归真如，将各种看法升华为智慧，就好比波浪平息后的一潭清水，应当很好体味这种无波之水的博大精深。

译文：(这梨花)有着浩然正气，清新脱俗，资质超凡出众，尘世之人难以分辨它的独特。