The church has no power to enforce obedience, neither have any laws they made for that purpose, any binding force on anyone, but by his own consent.

创新不仅仅是技术的问题；它关乎改变思维方式并接受新的思考方式。

我们唯一能知道的是我们一无所知，这是人类智慧的最高境界。

All the great things are simple， and many can be expressed in a single word： freedom， justice， honor， duty， mercy， hope.

Silence in architecture is as powerful as sound.

My voice was my weapon, my shield, and my sanctuary.

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.

愚蠢的人畏惧生病，却经常生病，明智的人居安思危，危险才不会降临。

礼义廉耻，可以用来要求自己，不可用来要求别人。要求自己则能少犯过失，要求别人则难以与人和睦相处，难以与他人相处就不合乎处世之道。所以君子只严格要求自己，小人则对别人求全责备。

译文：做事顺乎义理，就容易见效，行动违背时势，就难以成功。赏析：我们做任何事都要顺应时势、把握事物发展的规律。违背天道，逆天而为，都是不可取的。

改变是不可避免的，但成长是可选的。