Where we come from in America no longer signifies. It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we are. 我们来自哪里不再意味着什么。我们要去哪里，我们要做什么，这些都告诉我们，我们是谁。 -- Joyce Carol Oates 乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨
Money saved is as good as money gained. 省下的钱和赚到的钱一样好。
When there is a famine, no bread is stale. 饥荒时，没有不新鲜的面包。
One's own meat dishes are not as delicious as other's vegetarian ones. 一个人的肉菜不如另一个人的素菜好吃。
Why drive away fowls from the dung you do not eat yourself?. 你自己不吃，何必赶鸟出粪呢。
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. 克服厄运的唯一办法是努力工作。 -- Harry Golden 哈利·戈尔登
He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention. 远道而来的人可以毫无畏惧地说谎，因为他一定会被全神贯注地倾听。
Do your duty until it becomes your joy. 尽你的责任，直到它成为你的快乐。 -- Marie Von Ebner Eschenbach 玛丽·冯·埃布纳·埃森巴赫