一切幸福都绝非没有忧虑和烦恼，而一切逆境也绝非没有慰籍与希望。
幸运所需要的美德是节制，逆境所需要的美德是坚韧。
阅读使人充实，谈论使人机敏，写作使人精确。
一次不公的司法判决比多次不法的行为为祸尤烈。不法行为弄脏的不过是水流，而不公的判决则将水源污染了。
希望是一幅美好的早餐，但却是一顿糟糕的晚餐。
阅非为抵驳亦非舌簧；览不为胡诌而为衡虑。
One foul sentence does more hurt than many foul examples. For these do but corrupt the stream；the other corrupt the fountain.
Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.