The Pharaohs built their pyramids,the Emperors built Rome,and Napoleon built his Arc de Triomphe -- all,at least in part,to make the permanence of stone compensate for the impermanence of the flesh.

• 法老们建立了金字塔，罗马帝王们建立了罗马，拿破仑修建了凯旋门，所有这些，至少在一点是相同的，那就是用永恒的石头来弥补肉体的短暂。