小智慧不及大智慧，寿命短不及寿命长。怎么知道会是这样呢？有一种早上生的菌，活不过一天，不知道白天和黑夜；寒蝉春生夏死、夏生秋死，活不过一年，不知道春秋，这就叫短寿。楚国的南方有一种大树叫“冥灵”，以五百年为春，五百年为秋；上古有“大椿”树，以八千年为春，八千年为秋，这就叫长寿。
The severity of Russian laws is alleviated by the fact that it is not obligatory to execute them.
To create architecture is to create a new reality.
我从未想成为别人，只想做我自己。
Science should serve humanity, not the other way around.
The walls of a garden should be high enough to keep the world out, but low enough to let the sky in.
花园的墙应该足够高以将世界挡在外面，但又足够低以让天空进来。