Children are prophets of nature. 孩子是大自然的先知。 -- Raheel Farooq 拉希尔·法鲁克
Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity. 他没有天赋，但他真诚地把自己的经历深藏于心，保持着他的单纯和人性。 -- Kobayashi Issa 小林一茶
When a fowl gets to a new town, it stands on one leg until it knows that it is a town where people stand on their two legs. 当一只鸟到达一个新的城镇时，它用一条腿站立，直到它知道这是一个人们用两条腿站立的城镇。
In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments. 最后，一个人的动机仅次于他的成就。
The hunchback does not see his own hump, but sees his companion's. 驼背看不到自己的驼峰，却能看到同伴的驼峰。
It is not necessary to fish up every bucket that falls into the well. 没有必要把掉到井里的桶都捞上来。
No man was every so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience. 在生活的行为上，没有一个人能完全熟练到不接受来自年龄和经验的新信息的地步。 -- Jonathan Swift 乔纳森·斯威夫特
The opera always loses money. That's as it should be. Opera has no business making money. 这部歌剧总是赔钱。这是应该的。歌剧不赚钱。 -- Rudolf Bing 鲁道夫·宾
Don't confess to being a fool or a wise man; let others decide for you. 不要承认自己是傻瓜或智者;让别人为你做决定。 -- Nancy B. Brewer 南希·B·布鲁尔