【译文】爱好学习的人如同禾苗稻谷一样都是有用的，不爱学习的人则像蒿草一样没有什么用处，只配当柴火来烧。

We cannot always assure the future of our friends, but we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.

"The process of making a film is as important as the film itself."

穷人不是不想储蓄，而是没有能力储蓄。

新殖民地的建立者，无论他们最初可能设想出多么乌托邦的人类美德和幸福，都无一例外地在他们最早的实际需求中认识到，必须分配一部分处女地作为墓地，另一部分作为监狱的所在地。

Opera is a way of living life to the fullest, a way of expressing emotions that cannot be expressed in any other way.