对某些年青人来说，如果他可和高阶的长官有直接接触的话，人生的战役已赢了大半；而每一位年青人的远大目标应该是所做的事超出他的职责范围--所做的事可以吸引在上面注视着他的人的注意。
The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought personally in contact with high officials; and the great aim of every boy should be to do something beyond the sphere of his duties--something which attracts the attention of those who over him.
创新是将变化视为机会而非威胁的能力。
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
自由比平等重要。实现平等的企图危及了自由。如果失去了自由，就连在不自由的人中间也不会有平等。