The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom. 历史研究是政治智慧的开端。 -- Jean Bodin 布丹
Fortune and glass break soon, alas. 不幸的是，好运和不幸很快就会降临。
They can't tell so much about you if you got your eyes closed. 如果你闭上眼睛，他们就不能告诉你那么多。 -- Ken Kesey 肯·凯西
I might have lost my ring, but I still have my fingers. 我可能丢了戒指，但我的手指还在。
Don't break your shin on a stool that is not in your way. 不要在不碍事的凳子上弄伤胫骨。
Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it. 技术是安排世界的诀窍，我们不必去体验它。 -- Max Frisch 马克斯·弗里施
Acquisition means life to miserable mortals. 对于可怜的凡人来说，获得意味着生活。 -- Hesiod 海西奥德
There's little to choose between two blind goats. 两只瞎山羊之间没有什么可选的。
True power is service. The Pope must serve all people, especially the poor, the weak, the vulnerable. 真正的力量是服务。教皇必须为所有人服务，尤其是穷人、弱者和弱势群体。 -- Pope Francis 教皇弗朗西斯