"The past is a shadow that follows us, but it is also the light that guides us forward."

Cada poema es una carta de amor al mundo, aunque hable de dolor.

But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeks to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthword, downword, into the dark, the deep - into evil.

译文：能够结交正直的朋友，这样的人一定会有好名声；愿意亲近德高望重的长者，这样的人一定会有好事发生。赏析：什么样的朋友可以交，什么样的朋友不可交，我们应该懂得筛选。益友会给我们带来好的改变，损友只会让我们越来越坏。蓬生麻中，不扶而直。我们应该与品德高尚，心术端正的人交往。

Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

在京都做官已经很长时间了，却没有高明谋略去辅佐君王。虽然有临川羡鱼的美好愿望，但等河水清不知要到哪一年。

现在是理解过去的钥匙。

I’m not gonna dim my light for anyone.