We follow the codes not because they bring gain, but because we loathe the people we would otherwise become. 我们遵守这些准则，不是因为它们能带来好处，而是因为我们厌恶那些本来会成为我们的人。 -- Brandon Sanderson 布兰登·桑德森
Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. 不仅要在事物本身中发现美，还要在事物所提供的阴影、光明和黑暗的图案中发现美。 -- Junichiro Tanizaki 田崎俊一郎
Who makes friends of all, keeps none. 广交朋友，则一事无成。
You never expected justice from a company, did you? They have neither a soul to lose, nor a body to kick. 你从来没想过公司会公正对待你，是吗?他们既没有灵魂可失去，也没有躯体可踢。 -- Sydney Smith 史密斯
Corsair against corsair nothing is got but empty casks. 海盗对海盗除了空桶什么也没有。
The person who has no opinion will seldom be wrong. 没有观点的人很少会犯错。
Despise not the weak: the gnat stings the eyes of the lion. 不要轻看软弱的人。蠓虫叮狮子的眼。
Who can't bite should not bare his teeth 谁不会咬人就不该不露牙
It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others. 然而，根据我的观察，幸福限制了一个人愿意给别人带来的痛苦。 -- Jacqueline Carey 杰奎琳·凯里