道人是非长短者通常枯燥乏味,但当他谈起自己时却往往妙趣横生。
When people talk to us about others, they are usually dull. When they talk to us about themselves, they are nearly always interesting.
艺术是当你不知道该做什么时做的事情。
——《在山西实业界学界及各党派欢迎会的演说》(1912年9月20日)
创新是石油工业的支柱;没有创新,我们就会停滞不前。
自由不止一种……自由去做和自由免于。在无政府状态的日子里,是自由去做。现在你被给予了自由免于。不要低估它。
There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.