The best buildings are those that age gracefully.

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men， that houses， mountains， rivers， and in a word all sensible objects， have an existence， natural or real， distinct from their being perceived by the understanding.

世界上充满了神奇的事物，耐心地等待着我们的智慧变得更加敏锐。

如果我们认为可以将主动数据库系统中过程与数据的比率任意减小，甚至保持较小，那我们就是在开玩笑。

生命中最伟大的光辉不在于永不坠落，而在于坠落后总能再度升起。

There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.