Two sparrows upon one ear of corn make ill agreement. 两只麻雀吃一穗谷穗不相合。
Fain would the cat fish eat, But she is loth to wet her feet. 猫鱼很想吃，但她又不愿把脚弄湿。
If you want to know what a ducat is worth, try to borrow one. 如果你想知道一个金币值多少钱，试着去借一个。
What the sober man keeps in his heart, is on the tongue of the drunkard. 清醒人心里所藏的，在醉酒人的舌头上。
Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing. 有时候，当我们非常想要某样东西的时候，我们更害怕失败，而不是失去它。 -- Matthew J. Kirby 马修J.柯比
I was a precocious reader. 我是一个早熟的读者。 -- Norman Spinrad 诺曼·史宾拉德
Intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn. 没有受到人类情感影响的智力和教育一文不值。 -- Daniel Keyes 丹尼尔·凯斯
Through not spending enough we spend too much. 由于没有花足够的钱，我们花得太多。
The stew mixed by many is ill-seasoned and worse cooked. 许多人混合的炖菜调味不当，煮得更糟。