唯有丑女或绝世美女才会遮掩自己的面容。

In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.

夜晚是一面伟大的镜子，但星星是它的倒影。

比喻在趋势或机遇面前，即使能力普通的人也能获得成功

"Realism is not about copying nature, but understanding its essence."

"A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion."