Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. 如果两个人不能原谅彼此的小缺点，他们就不能成为长久的朋友。 -- Jean de La Bruyere 布吕耶尔
The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it. 真理并不适合所有的人，而只适合那些寻求真理的人。 -- Ayn Rand 艾恩·兰德
Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting. 理智使人平静，但疯狂更有趣。 -- John Russell 罗素
We note the faults of others and forget our own. 我们注意别人的缺点而忘记自己的缺点。
Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. 除非树在春天开花，否则在秋天你将徒劳地寻找树上的果实。 -- Sir Walter Scott 司各特
A man may be kind and gie little o' his gear. 一个人可能是善良的，很少给他的装备。
Put your hand nae farther oot than your sleeve will reach. 把你的手伸得比袖子够得远。
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. 我们不时地希望，如果我们活得好好的，上帝会允许我们成为海盗。 -- Mark Twain 马克·吐温