The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past. 世界上到处都是这样的人，他们对一个令人满意的未来的概念实际上是回到理想化的过去。 -- Robertson Davies 罗伯逊戴维斯
Better wed over the mixen than over the moor. 在米森河上结婚比在沼地上结婚好。
Her beauty is the only dowery a beautiful girl needs. 她的美貌是一个美丽女孩所需要的唯一嫁妆。
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. 神经即将崩溃的症状之一是相信自己的工作非常重要。 -- Bertrand Russell 罗素
Cut off the dog's tail, he remains a dog. 把狗的尾巴割掉，它还是条狗。
It flows like a fountain from a broomstick. 它像喷泉一样从扫帚上喷涌而下。
When the flatterer pipes, the devil dances. 谄媚者吹笛，魔鬼跳舞。
There is no choicer morsel than that which is stolen. 偷来的东西是最好的选择。
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. 分开的教育设施本质上是不平等的。 -- Earl Warren 厄尔·沃伦
Money makes the man a beast. 金钱使人变成野兽。 -- Irving Stone 欧文·斯通