Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.
生活若无波折险阻，就会过于平淡无奇。
我不是乐队，我是管弦乐团。
The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.
Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared.
历史进程是不连续的，重大变革往往是突然发生的，而不是渐进的。
A fisherman’s wisdom is as valuable as any scientist’s data.