文学是一面反映人性复杂性的镜子。
"Literature is a mirror that reflects the complexities of human nature."
"The silence between words is as important as the words themselves; it is where the unsaid resides."
字与字之间的沉默和字本身一样重要;那是未言之处的所在。
出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·复古》。岩雀并不知道天的高远,废井中的青蛙也不会知道江海的博大。这句话是形容心胸狭窄之人见识短浅。
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
翻译:仰观天上日月星辰,俯察地面山川原野,因此能够知晓幽隐和显明的各种事理。
The true value of education is not just in the accumulation of facts, but in the training of the mind to think critically and creatively.
The truth is rarely simple, and never whole.
Die Zeit heilt nicht alle Wunden, sie lehrt uns nur, mit dem Schmerz zu leben.