The only real failure in life is not trying.
在有地位的人面前不要诉说自己的卑贱,否则他会认为在要求他推荐。在富有的人面前不要说自己的贫困,否则他会认为在求他可怜。
如果今天我不是拿破仑的话,我想成为亚历山大。
"Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up."
虽然在一切的成长物中,爱情看上去是最快的,究其实却最迟缓。男男女女没有一个人晓得什么是十全十美的爱,除非一直到他们结婚了二十五年之后。
The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths and putting themselves under government is the preservation of their property.