If one goes to a land where they cut off ears, he should cut off his own and contribute them. 人若到那割耳之地，就要把自己的割下来献上。
Grain and graciousness grow on good ground. 五谷和恩慈，生长在好地上。
Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container. 被抛出的水很难再放回容器里。
To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself. 要写点东西，你得冒着出洋相的风险。 -- Anne Rice 安妮·赖斯
Where there is no shame, there is no honor. 没有羞耻，就没有荣誉。
Who would wish to be valued must make himself scarce. 想要得到别人的重视，就得让自己消失。
Whatever is to be a nettle, burns early. 荨麻易刺，刺得早。
She frisks about like a cat's tail i' the sun 她在阳光下像猫的尾巴一样蹦蹦跳跳
Apes remain apes, though you cloth them in velvet. 猿类仍然是猿类，尽管你给它们披上天鹅绒。