使用转折连词“but”构建强烈的对比，短短九词深刻表达了存在主义式的矛盾感。
Without the evening rain and morning clouds, Mount Wushan, though it may stand forever, is nothing but a pile of dead stones.
Because we inherently undervue the worth of life, in the past, life was worth zero in the face of power; now, it is worth zero in the face of money.
A person's basic character is difficult to change and does not need to be forcibly altered. Character itself is neither good nor bad; the key lies in using it correctly to produce positive results.
The outward eye sees phenomena, while the inward eye sees the essence. Often, our inner eye is closed. As a result, we see profit but not truth, we see things but not beauty, we see the world but not God. Our days are full, but our lives are empty; our minds are full, but our hearts are empty.
Geniuses are inevitably lonely among their contemporaries, often facing neglect and misunderstanding. Even in later eras, most people actually fail to understand them. So, how is their posthumous reputation established?
Sometimes, the only difference between a genius and an ordinary person lies in whether they have developed a rigorous work habit.
离开了暮雨朝云，巫山纵然万古长存，也只是一堆死石头罢了。
由于我们本来轻视生命的价值，过去是在权利面前生命等于零，现在变成在金钱面前生命等于零。
人的基本性格是难以改变的，也不必刻意改变。性格本身无所谓好坏，关键在于正确地使用，使之产生好的结果。
外在的眼睛看见现象，内在的眼睛看到本质。许多时候，我们的内在眼睛是关闭着的。于是，我们看见利益，却看不见真理，看见万物，却看不见美，看见世界，却看不见上帝，我们的日子是满的，生命却是空的，头脑是满的，心却是空的。
天才在同时代人中必是孤独的，往往受到冷落和误解，而在后来的时代中，大多数人事实上也是不理解他们的。那么，他们身后的名声是如何建立起来的呢？
有时候，天才与普通人的区别仅在于是否养成了严格的工作习惯。