Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 所以凭着他们的果子，就可以认出他们来。 -- Holy Bible 圣经
Only two things in life are certain; death and taxes. 人生只有两件事是确定的;死亡和税收。
We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so. 我们自以为父亲愚笨，长大后才聪明;毫无疑问，我们聪明的儿子们会这样认为。 -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普
If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them. 如果你认为任何人都是理智的，那你只是对他们了解得不够。 -- Christopher Moore 克里斯托弗·摩尔
To know on which side one's bread is buttered. 了解自己的利益所在。
The okra plant doesn't grow taller than its planter. 秋葵并不比它的种植者长得高。
Justice is what love sounds like when it speaks in public. 正义是爱在公众面前说话时的声音。 -- Michael Dyson 迈克尔·戴森
God grant, dear wife, that this son be ours. 愿上帝保佑，亲爱的妻子，这个儿子是我们的。
One can't enter Paradise in spite of the saints. 尽管有圣人，人还是不能进入天堂。
I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward. 我希望大家都回到谈判桌上来。我一直说这是唯一的出路。 -- Mohamed ElBaradei 巴拉迪