读书求明理，须让自己满意；与别人谈道理，须令别人佩服。

I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

不容忍他人的观点（无论他们多么无知或不连贯）不仅仅是错误的；在一个没有对错之分的世界里，情况更糟：这是一个你令人尴尬地不成熟或可能是危险的迹象。

Through writing, I try to understand the world, and also try to make the world understand me.

相信自己，是成功的第一步。

When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.

城市是人类最伟大的发明。