nature never deceives us; it is always us who deceive ourselves.
大自然永远不会欺骗我们，欺骗我们的往往是我们自己。rousseau
you can never plan the future by the past.
永远也不能依照过去来计划将来。 burke
time is a versatile performer. it flies, marches on, heals all wounds, runs out and will tell.
时间是个多才多艺的表演者。它能展翅飞翔，能阔步前进，能治愈创伤，能消逝而去，也能揭示真相。franklin p.jones
the first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature.
在所有头脑的影响之中，大自然的影响可谓是在时间上最先，在作用上最为重要的。emerson
what's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
名称有什么关系呢？玫瑰不叫玫瑰，依然芳香如故。shakespeare
there is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
崇高与荒谬仅一步之遥。napoleon
growing old is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.
越来越老并不可怕，可怕的是让人觉得越来越老。kenny rogers
without libraries what have we? we have no past and no future.
如果没有了图书馆，我们还有什么呢？我们没有了过去也没有了未来。 kay bradbury
scientific knowledge aims at being wholly impersonal.
科学知识要求完全不受个人感情的影响。 bertrand russell
nothing in life is to be feared. it is only to be understood.
生活中没有可怕的东西，只有应去了解的东西。marie curie
truth is beautiful. withoutdoubt; and so are lies.
真理是美的；毫无疑问，谎言也是如此。 emerson.
