艺术家必须是未知的仆人。

The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.

The way to make progress is to acknowledge ignorance.

成功不是成为房间里最聪明的人，而是激发他人的最佳表现。

对自身的优点，要掩藏几分，这是用涵养化育来培养深沉的品格；对别人的缺点，要掩藏几分，这是用朴实厚重来造就博大的胸怀。

You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands — your own.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all doing direct the other way.