It is only the eagle that can give an account of the whisper of the cloud. 只有鹰才能说出云的呢喃。
It is easier to fill twenty bellies than one pair of eyes. 填满二十个肚子比填满一双眼睛容易。
Many can drive oxen, few can plough. 许多人会赶牛，很少有人会犁地。
The life that I have lived was no more than a mask covering the real me. What has happened was not to kill me but to reveal me. 我所经历的生活不过是一个掩盖真实自我的面具。发生的事不是要杀我，而是要揭露我。 -- E'yen A. Gardner E'yen A.加德纳
While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep. 而沉思的诗人则痛苦地守夜，不眠不休，给读者以睡眠。 -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普
If you would be a merchant fine, beware o' auld horses, herring, and wine. 如果你想成为一个商人罚款，小心旧马，鲱鱼和葡萄酒。
It is the season not the soil that brings the crop. 带来庄稼的是季节而不是土壤。
Don't look for more honor than your learning merits. 不要追求比你的学习价值更大的荣誉。
Plenty know good ale, but don't know much after that. 很多人都知道好啤酒，但在那之后就不太了解了。