强大但是骄傲就会削弱力量，弱小而骄傲只会加速灭亡。

The study of economic history is not just about the past; it’s about understanding the roots of present inequalities.

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.

The measure of a good book is whether or not it makes you see the world differently.

第一个将一块土地围起来并说‘这是我的’，并找到足够简单的人相信他的人，就是文明社会的真正创始人。

I don’t paint for the audience. I paint for me.

Architecture is about creating spaces for people, not just buildings.

The mind， both in so far as it understands， and in so far as it imagines， is passive.