A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.

弹奏美妙的五弦琴，读滋味无穷的圣贤书。挥笔写下文章，述说那古代圣王们的教范。点评：作者表示自己归隐田园后，以著述为中心，阐明圣则。苟纵心于物外，安知荣辱之所如？我将置身于世人之外，哪管什么荣耀与耻辱？

We don't inherit the oceans from our ancestors; we borrow them from our children.