The mind is not a mirror of the world, but an instrument for dealing with it.
心灵不是世界的一面镜子,而是应对世界的工具。
I'm not going to swim for anybody else. I'm swimming for me.
——从浙江观潮返上海后题词,1916年9月15日
I want to be able to do what I want, when I want, and how I want.
无论如何你都得思考,那为什么不往大处想呢?