The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him.

选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木，弯曲的木头。恶，厌恶、怕。绳，木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪，奸邪之人。正法，公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比，说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。

The greatest art is always on the edge of failure.

In a state, one man's liberty ends where another's begins.

孔子在河边说：“时光如流水！日夜不停留。”

Fishermen are our partners, their interests must come first.