A man is as wise as his head, not his years. 一个人的智慧取决于他的头脑，而不是他的年龄。
What a young absorbs, the old loses. 年轻人吸收了什么，老年人就失去什么。
If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin. 如果你让你对后果的恐惧阻止你跟随你最深的本能，你的生命将是安全的，权宜之计和薄。 -- Katharine Butler Hathaway 凯瑟琳·巴特勒·海瑟薇
A jug carries water until its handle breaks off. 罐子装水，直到把手弄断。
A drop of water in the eyes of the Tsar costs the country many handkerchiefs. 国王眼里的一滴水使国家损失了许多手帕。
If young men had wit and old men strength everything might be well done. 如果年轻人有智慧，老年人有力量，一切都可以做得很好。
Never give in to peer pressure, especially if the peer is not attractive. 永远不要屈服于同伴的压力，尤其是当同伴没有吸引力的时候。 -- Eugene Mirman 米尔曼
Who don't keep faith with God won't keep it with man. 不相信上帝的人也不会相信人类。
People whose lives are not balanced by a healthy love of money suffer from an appalling obsession with personal integrity. 如果一个人的生活不能被对金钱的健康热爱所平衡，那么他就会对个人的正直有一种可怕的痴迷。 -- Diane Setterfield 戴安娜·赛特菲尔德