对于那样的人来说，时间是过剩的，是他们看着慢慢流干的桶。但实际上，他认为，它是你手中捧着的一滩发光的泥水；你应该用所有的精力去保护它。
To men like that, time was a surfeit, a barrel they watched slowly drain. When really, he thinks, it’s a glowing puddle you carry in your hands; you should spend all your energy protecting it.
森林不需要我们，而是我们需要森林。
Every material has its own intelligence.
释义：财富和地位并没有固定的来源，都是通过勤奋努力得来的。
The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.