美洲的历史是如此超乎寻常的现实，以至于看起来像是虚构的。
每一刻都是创造美好事物的机会。
数学是理性的音乐。
不以法推行法度，则国事没有常规，办事的时候就没有规矩可循；法度不用法的手段推行，则政令不能贯彻。
最好的建筑是沉默但雄辩的。
A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong.
When the mind that is subtle goes out through the brain and the sense-organs, the gross names and forms appear; when it stays in the heart, the names and forms disappear.
I'm not a genius, I just work harder than others.