The great scholar forgets about fame, the average scholar works for it, and the unworthy scholar steals it. 伟大的学者忘记名誉，平庸的学者为名誉而工作，卑微的学者窃取名誉。
A fool repays a salve by a stab, and a stab by a salve. [He mistakes friends for foes and foes for friends.] 愚妄人以刺还药，以刺还药。(他把朋友错当成敌人，把敌人错当成朋友。)
What inspires a poem for me is usually a moment. 对我来说，启发一首诗的通常是一个瞬间。 -- Renee Ellmers 埃尔默斯
Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful. 你的衣服掩盖了你的许多美丽，但却掩盖不了你的丑陋。 -- Khalil Gibran 纪伯伦
The structure of a play is always the story of how the birds come home to roost. 戏剧的结构总是关于鸟儿如何回家栖息的故事。 -- Arthur Miller 阿瑟·米勒
Whoever gossips about his relatives has no luck and no blessing. 传人闲话的，就没有福，也没有福。
Never trust your friend with a secret unless he is mute or a dog. 永远不要把秘密告诉你的朋友，除非他是哑巴或狗。
When thine enemy retreateth, make him a golden bridge. 当你的敌人退却时，给他一座金桥。
There's no reason for me to believe that God exists, so I don't. 我没有理由相信上帝的存在，所以我不相信。 -- Victor J Stenger 维克多·斯坦格