Art grows out of necessity, not out of fashion.

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.

"History is not what happened, but what we remember and how we remember it."

Money is overrated. Truly new things rarely need an abundance of money. If that was so， billionaires would have a monopoly on inventing new things， and they don’t. Instead almost all breakthroughs are made by those who lack money， because they are forced to rely on their passion， persistence and ingenuity to figure out new ways. Being poor is an advantage in innovation.

Craftsmanship is the soul of furniture-making; without it, we're just assembling materials.

靠正道谋生的人都尽心尽力去做些有益于他人和世界的事，这使得世人都离不开他，老天爷自然也离不得他。如此做法才是一个人安身立命的最好途径。

The past is not dead, it is not even past.