Love is hard to believe, ask any lover. Life is hard to believe, ask any scientist. God is hard to believe, ask any believer. 爱情是难以置信的，随便问问爱人。任何一位科学家都会说，生活是难以置信的。任何一个信徒都知道，神是难以相信的。 -- Yann Martel 扬·马泰尔
He who puts his nose in a turd does not know what he is smelling. 把鼻子放在粪里的，不知道所闻的是什么。
Her meat and his meat cannot be cooked together in the (same) pot. 她的肉和他的肉不能放在同一个锅里煮。
When you are an anvil, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill. 当你是铁砧时，不要动;当你是一把锤子时，敲出你的全部。
The truth is not in the commercial media because the truth is a dagger pointed at its heart, which is its pocketbook. 真相不在商业媒体上，因为真相是一把指向其心脏的匕首，也就是它的钱袋。 -- George Seldes 塞尔兹
Only God knows one's term of life. 只有上帝知道一个人的生命期限。
The slothful man is the beggar's brother. 懒惰的人是乞丐的兄弟。
The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. 海洋从来没有对人类友好过。它至多是人类躁动不安的帮凶。 -- Joseph Conrad 约瑟夫·康拉德
Be on a horse when you go in search of a better one. 当你去找一匹更好的马的时候，要快马加鞭。