Though you seat the frog on a golden stool, he'll soon jump off again into the pool. 虽然你把青蛙放在一个金凳子上,它很快就会再跳下去。
He who measures oil greases his hands. 量油的摸手,手就发油。
Taking no chances means wasting your dreams. 不冒险就等于浪费你的梦想。 -- Ellen Hopkins 艾伦·霍普金斯
When all other sins are old, greed still stays young. 当所有其他的罪都老了,贪婪仍然年轻。
The best art always comes unbidden. 最好的艺术总是不期而至。 -- Christopher Pike 克里斯托弗·派克
Touch a gaw'd horse on the back and he'll fling. 摸一下被咬伤的马的背,它就会跳起来。
After dinner sit awhile; after supper walk a mile. 晚饭后坐一会儿;晚饭后走一里路。
O what we must suffer for the sake of God's church!" said the abbot, when the roast fowl burned his fingers. 啊,看在上帝的份上,我们该多么痛苦啊!”