The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.

翻译：机遇稍纵即逝，看到合适的时机却犹豫不前，最终只会留下悔恨，该行动时要果断。

译文：凶恶之人会令其他人害怕，可上天不会惧怕，良善之人会被其他人欺负，但上天不会欺负。赏析：人的善恶，上天会明察秋毫，也自有报应。那些蛮横霸道之人，总会有人收拾他，而那些善良的人，自会有余福。