出自晋·葛洪《抱朴子·博喻》。用美玉做成的船和桨，不能用于水上航行;用黄金做弓，玉石做弦，仍没有射箭的功能。（笔杆子 rendoc.com）
Good science requires patience and persistence.
我相信掌握别人已经摸索出的最佳方法是一门学问。我不相信只是坐下来自己空想。
The world is always right. In its judgments, it is always right. For it is not the world that judges, but we.
"Modern society has lost its way, consumed by materialism and superficiality."
采矿业有能力改变社区，但前提是我们必须负责任地去做。