我不是来竞争的，我是来统治的。
I’m not here to compete, I’m here to dominate.
A masterpiece is not perfect, but perfectly honest.
The novel is a machine for generating meaning.
Agriculture is the foundation of manufactures, since the productions of nature are the materials of art.
可持续性不是一个流行词，而是我们对后代的责任。
The stranger is close to us, insofar as we feel between him and ourselves common features of a national, social, occupational, or generally human, nature. He is far from us, insofar as these common features extend beyond him or us, and connect us only because they connect a great many people.
"Books are the mirrors that reflect our potential."