God never sends mouths but he sends meat. 神赐人肉，并不赐人口。
Respected people are only rascals who have had the good fortune not to be caught in the act. 受人尊敬的人只是那些有幸没有被当场抓住的流氓。 -- Stendhal 司汤达
It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey. 现在你有责任磨练自己的才能，因为浪费上帝赐予的才能的人是一头驴子。 -- Khaled Hosseini 哈立德·侯赛尼
Step after step the ladder is ascended. 梯子是一步一步往上爬的。
The bad refrain from sin from fear of punishment. 坏人避免犯罪，以免受到惩罚。
One kisses the child for the mother's sake, and the mother for the child's sake. 一个人为母亲亲吻孩子，母亲为孩子亲吻孩子。
This had seemed a safe choice, since to be against the Beatles is to be against life. 这似乎是一个安全的选择，因为反对披头士就是反对生活。 -- Martin Amis 马丁·艾米斯