It is better to know nothing than to half-know many things. 什么也不知道总比知道一半好。
There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught. 海里的鱼比以前捕到的都多。
Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life. 不要怕死，更不要怕生不如死。 -- Bertolt Brecht 布莱希特
Your five year old son is your instructor; at ten your slave; at fifteen your equal and after that either friend or foe. 你五岁的儿子是你的老师;十点你的奴隶;十五岁的时候，你的对手和你不相上下，在那之后，要么是朋友，要么是敌人。
He who sows everywhere harvests nowhere. 到处撒种的人不会有收获。
Put a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to hell. 把乞丐放在马上，他会下地狱的。
Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof. 家庭成员很少在同一个屋檐下成长。 -- Richard Bach 理查德巴赫
A lazy ox is little the better for the goad. 懒惰的牛对牛刺也没有好处。
Anyone who knew the word slattern was worth cultivating as a friend. 任何知道斯莱特恩这个词的人都值得结交为朋友。 -- Alan Bradley 艾伦·布拉德利