What matter if I suffer, if only my neighbor suffers too. 如果我受苦，如果我的邻居也受苦，那又有什么关系呢?
The raven sees its chickens as falcons. 乌鸦把鸡看作猎鹰。
They attend a funeral robed in white, and a wedding in mourning. 他们穿着白色长袍参加葬礼，穿着丧服参加婚礼。
Wise men sue for offices, and blockheads get them. 聪明人申请官职，傻瓜得到官职。
Even the devil's grandmother was a nice girl when she was young. 就连魔鬼的祖母年轻时也是个好姑娘。
Better one poor horse than an empty stall. 一匹可怜的马胜过一个空马厩。
There is no God, there is only what you want. 没有上帝，只有你想要的。 -- Janet Fitch 珍妮特·菲奇
They who shun the smoke often fall into the fire. 不冒烟的人往往会掉进火里。
He made a pit and digged it, and has fallen into the ditch which he made. 他挖了一个坑，又挖深了，竟掉在自己所挖的阱里。
I am who I am, born that way, and will die that way. 我就是我，生而如此，死而如此。 -- Sharon Shinn 莎朗·辛