When the eagle is dead, the crows pick out his eyes. 鹰死后，乌鸦会啄出它的眼睛。
The nail that sticks out gets pounded. 伸出来的钉子会被捣碎。
Who would not rather trust and be deceived? 谁不愿意相信和被欺骗呢? -- Eliza Cook 伊丽莎·库克
That which the flesh likes, makes the soul lost. 肉体所喜欢的，使灵魂迷失。
What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? 除了事件的决定，什么是品格?什么是事件，而不是性格的说明? -- Henry James 亨利詹姆斯
Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary listening of state. 给国会议员一个公费招待会和一台油印机，他会认为自己是在听国务大臣讲话。 -- Dean Rusk 迪安·腊斯克
I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I must admit, I have fallen into the joy of writing them. 我爱的话。我喜欢唱这些歌，也喜欢说这些话，即使是现在，我必须承认，我已经爱上了写这些歌的乐趣。 -- Anne Rice 安妮·赖斯
The buyer has need of a hundred eyes, the seller of but one. 买方需要一百只眼睛，卖方只需要一只。
A couple married on Monday is headed for a fall. 一对周一结婚的夫妇正走向婚姻的低谷。
The skin creaks according to the country. 皮肤会因国家而起皱。