If I were to trade in winding-sheets, no one would die. 如果我用卷帘布做交易，没有人会死。
I look upon pride as a sin. 我把骄傲看作是一种罪过。 -- Tommy Lee Jones 汤米·李·琼斯
Those who think there too big to do little things are perhaps to small to do big things. 那些认为自己太大而不能做小事的人，也许是太渺小而不能做大事。
The smoke caused by meat which is roasted does not cause pain in the eyes of a hungry person. 烤肉产生的烟雾不会使饥饿的人感到眼睛疼痛。
I put my hand on the dark skin and felt the chill of centuries long gone. It was as if I had touched the Stone Age. 我把手放在黝黑的皮肤上，感到几百年过去了的寒冷。我仿佛触碰到了石器时代。 -- Nikolai Vereshchagin 尼古拉·维雷什查金
Every kind of wood is grey when they are reduced to ashes. 每一种木材在化为灰烬时都是灰色的。
Your greatest hope is your greatest fear. 你最大的希望就是你最大的恐惧。
His gown is full of holes ; he thrusts out his hand at whatever place he likes. 他的长袍上满是洞;他把手伸到任何他喜欢的地方。
An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem. 正确问题的近似答案比近似问题的精确答案更有价值。 -- John Tukey 图基