The essence of language is human activity. ( O. Jesperson )
语言的本质是人类活动。(耶斯佩森)
I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. ( M. P. Cato )
我宁可看到青年人脸红，也不愿看到它脸色变得苍白。(加图)
Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step a time. ( Mark Twain )
习惯就是习惯，谁也不能将其扔出窗外，只能一步一步地引它下楼。(马克吐温)
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say " Impossible".( Napoleon )
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。(拿破仑)
It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees. (G. Eliot)
天上永远不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。(艾略特)
Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose that you resolved to effort. ( Shakespeare )
不要只因一次挫败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。(莎士比亚)
Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions. ( C. K. Chesterton )
可以给偏执下一个粗略的定义：没有观点的人的愤怒。(切斯特顿)
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking something else. ( O. W. Holmes )
通常是没想到成名的人反而成了名。(霍姆斯)
You know what charm is : A way of getting the answer "yes" without having asked any clear question. ( A. Camus )
你知道什么是魅力：一种不用明白地提出问题而能得到肯定答复的办法。(加谬)
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. ( J. Cocteau )
对于诗人来说，最大的悲剧莫过于由于误解而受到钦佩。(科克托)
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery. ( W. Winchell )
乐观主义者：被狮子逼上了树但仍能欣赏风景的人。(温切尔)
Animals are such agreeable friends ----they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
( George Eliot )
动物是极容易相处的，它们从不提问，也从不会批评。(艾略特)
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. ( W. Durant )
教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程。(杜兰特)
In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life.
( W. A. White )
教育不是为了教会青年人谋生，而是教会他们创造生活。(怀特)