人生如一首乐曲，要用乐感，感情和直觉去谱写。不能只按乐律行事。
积聚的水如果不深，就无力浮起大船。倒一杯水在堂前的凹地，芥草浮在上面就是小船了，放一只水杯在上面就动不了了，是因为水浅而船大。聚集的风如果不大，就无力载负巨大的双翼，因而大鹏扶摇而上九万里，疾风在下面劲吹，然后才能凭借风力，背负蓝天而无可阻挡，才能够一路南飞。
这段话是茅以升对自己一生的总结，强调奋斗是人生的重要桥梁。
There can be no permanent progress in the battle against hunger until the agencies that fight for increased food production and those that fight for population control unite in a common effort.
Great bakers don't just follow recipes; they understand them.
The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature in her manner of operation.
