1. “Man must look just as ridiculous to the crab when it sees him walk forward.
“当螃蟹看到人类竟然直行时,一定跟我们看见螃蟹横行一样觉得荒唐。”
——要有接受不同的开阔眼界
2. “Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
谎言说得再多次也成不了真理。”
——要真诚
3. “The instinct of a man is to pursue everything that flies from him, and to fly from all that pursue him.
人的本能是追逐从他身边飞走的东西,却逃避追逐他的东西。”
——要珍惜眼前
4. “A beautiful form is better than a beautiful face;a beautiful behavior than a beautiful form.
容貌美不如身形美,身形美又不如心灵美。”
——要修行最长久的东西
5. “In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
在这个世界上只有两种悲剧:一种是得不到自己想要的东西,另一种是得到了。”
——要不断挑战自己
6. Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
—Francis Bacon, British philosopher
历史使人明智;诗词使人灵秀;数学使人周密;自然哲学使人深刻;伦理使人庄重;逻辑修辞学使人善辨。
——英国哲学家 培根
7. Better be unborn than untaught , for ignorance is the root of misfortune.
—Plato, ancient greek philosopher
与其不受教育,不如不生,因为无知是不幸的根源。
——古希腊哲学家 柏拉图
8. The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
—Aristotle, ancient greek philosopher
教育的根是苦的,但其果实是甜的。
——古希腊哲学家 亚里士多德