Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word. 耶和华阿，现在可以照你的话，释放仆人安然而去。 -- Holy Bible 圣经
Theories crumble, but good observations never fade. 理论会崩溃，但好的观察永远不会消失。 -- Harlow Shapley 哈洛·沙普利
It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done. 这是一个站在弱者一边对抗强者的问题，这是最优秀的人一直在做的事情。 -- Harriet Beecher Stowe 哈里特·比彻·斯托
This is the day of atonement; but do my people forgive me? If a cloud knew loneliness and fear, I would be that cloud. 这是赎罪日;但我的人民会原谅我吗?如果一朵云知道孤独和恐惧，我就是那朵云。 -- Adrienne Rich 艾德里安娜·里奇
For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by night and some by day. 因为人生不过是一场梦，它的形状会不时地回来，有时会很少见，有时会在夜里回来，有时会在白天回来。 -- James Thomson 汤姆森
I'd like to think the scientists need us - but do they? Did Newton need Blake? 我想科学家们需要我们——但是他们需要吗?牛顿需要布莱克吗? -- James Merrill 詹姆斯·梅里尔
Growing old is like being increasingly penalised for a crime you haven't committed. 变老就像因为你没有犯过的罪行而受到越来越多的惩罚。 -- Anthony Dymoke Powell 安东尼·戴莫克·鲍威尔
And he himself one vile antithesis. 他自己就是一个卑鄙的对立面。 -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普
I notice that I'm getting more sentimental as I get older; I feel I owe it to myself somehow. 我注意到，随着年龄的增长，我变得越来越多愁善感;我觉得这在某种程度上归功于我自己。 -- Angela Carter 安洁拉·卡特
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy. 天才的优点之一是他的意志力和固执。 -- Man Ray 曼雷