The most necessary, the most important, the principal, the most essential thing for a musician is this: to know what he wants, what he can do, and what he ought to do.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
如果没有规和矩，就无法制作出方形和圆形的物品，后来引申为行为举止的标准和规则。这句贤文旨在教育人们，做人要遵纪守法。
The quality of an organization's dedication determines the quality of its service.
文学是一种反抗，是对现实不满的表现。
No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.