The world is full of stories, but it's the ones we choose to tell that define us.

阿拉伯小说正在经历它最辉煌也最痛苦的时期。

The poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of? Losing weight and looking like the poor.

译文：勤奋能使学业更加精进，而沉迷于玩乐会导致学业荒废；德行由于独立思考而有所成就，由于因循随俗而败坏。赏析：人如果愚钝不开，只要勤奋也能补拙，但聪明的人要是玩物就会丧志，做任何事也不会成功。