Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If any man wish to write in a clear
style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write
in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul."

Peter De Vries
"Life is a zoo in a jungle."

Marquis de la Grange
"When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice."

费译：当我们寻求建议的时候，其实通常是在找一个帮手。

Don Marquis
"If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you; But if you really make them think, they’ll hate you."

Albert Camus
"Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question."

费译：女性的魅力在于不需要把要求说清楚就能得到“是”的回答。

Edward R. Murrow
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices."

费译：很多人认为他们在思考，其实不过是给他们的偏见重新排序而已。

Blaise Pascal
"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything."

费译：既然我们不可能知道已知某事的所有，那么我们应该每件事情都知道一点。

Dr. David M. Burns
"Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can’t accept your imperfections, that’s their fault."

费译：你应大声宣布自己有犯一些错误的权利。如果人们拒绝接受你的这些不完美，这是他们的错误。

Rainer Maria Rilke
"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it;
blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call
forth its riches.

如果你觉得日常生活很贫乏，不要抱怨；还是怨你自己吧，怨你还不够作一个诗人来呼唤生活的宝藏。（来自http://www.tingh.com/Article/Class8/200312/949.html）

"It is a great ability to be able to conceal one’s ability."
Francois
de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680); French author & moralist.

费译：能隐藏自己的才干是非常了不起的。