Relationships are never chance events. 人际关系从来不是偶然事件。 -- Keith Ablow 基斯·阿布罗
Friendship has its illusions no less than love. 友谊和爱情一样，也有它的幻想。 -- Stendhal 司汤达
The afterthought is good, but forethought is better. 事后诸葛亮固然好，但事后诸葛亮更好。
To the good listener, half a word is enough. 对好的倾听者来说，半句话就足够了。
The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches. 穿鞋的人最知道鞋子夹在哪里。
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 一无所求的人是幸福的，因为他永远不会失望。 -- Alexander Pope 亚历山大·波普
If you give him cloth, he'll ask for the lining. 如果你给他布，他会要衬里。
Do not neglect the undoing for the setting. 不要忽视背景的破坏。