To be free is to accept responsibility for one's own life.

There is no such thing as a small moment; every moment contains eternity.

We cannot change the past, but we can change our view of it.

国君自以为神圣聪明，而不去咨询官吏，自以为国家安定强大，而不注重防守，周围的邻国图谋侵略他却不知道戒备。 

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

译文：做好事就像登山一样艰难，做坏事就像山崩一样容易。

最好的建筑源于必要和爱。

The Nobel Prize is not the end of the journey; it's a new beginning.