The ass knows in whose face he brays. 驴子知道自己在谁的脸上嘶叫。
They need much whom nothing will content. 他们需要很多，但什么也不会使他们满足。
The horse is not judged of by the saddle. 人不可貌相。
It is said that men may not be the dreams of the god, but rather that the gods are the dreams of men. 据说人可能不是神的梦，而是神是人的梦。 -- Carl Sagan 卡尔·萨根
Important families are like potatoes. The best parts are underground. 重要的家庭就像土豆。最好的部分在地下。 -- Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯·培根
If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are. 如果你明白，事情就是这样;如果你不明白，事情就是这样。
The best you get is an even break. 你能得到的最好的结果是收支平衡。
A man cannot carry all his kin on his back. 一个人不能把所有的亲人都背在背上。
Desire is never final, desire is imprecise and impractical. 欲望从来都不是最终的，欲望是不精确和不切实际的。 -- Zadie Smith 扎迪·史密斯