I'm not chic, I could never be chic. 我不时髦，我永远也不会时髦。 -- John Simon Ritchie 约翰·西蒙·里奇
I can't sing but I am a musicologist. 我不会唱歌，但我是个音乐学家。
He who plays with mud will get splashed. 玩泥巴的人会被溅到。
The one who has a fever thinks that honey is bitter. 发烧的人认为蜂蜜是苦的。
Much blood has been spilled over words, and a great deal of it over the word God. 有许多血溅在言语上，也有许多溅在神的言语上。 -- Jean-Yves Leloup 简·伊夫·勒卢
Sports and politics don't mix. 体育和政治不能混为一谈。 -- Eric Heiden 埃里克·海登
Our ancestors built temples for their gods. We build department stores. 我们的祖先为他们的神建造庙宇。我们建造百货商店。 -- David Mitchell 大卫·米切尔
If an onion causes his loud rejoicings, what then shall we say to sugar ? 如果一个洋葱引起了它巨大的快乐，那么我们该对糖说什么呢?
Impatience does not diminish but augments the evil. 急躁并没有减少，反而增加了罪恶。
Water from another man's calabash tests differently. 另一个人葫芦里的水测试结果不同。