我们讲述他人的故事，往往也是在讲述自己的故事。
"The stories we tell about others are often the stories we tell about ourselves."
选自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·申韩》。曲木，弯曲的木头。恶，厌恶、怕。绳，木匠用以裁曲取直的墨绳。奸邪，奸邪之人。正法，公正无私的法律。这句话以曲木畏直绳作类比，说明公正无私之法对奸邪之人的威慑作用。
艺术总是过度的，它必须如此。
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
"Life is a series of moments, some fleeting, some eternal."
Short-term gains in forestry often lead to long-term losses for the planet.
愛は、時に痛みを伴うが、それでも愛し続けることが大切だ。