"The world is a very puzzling place, and it is a great privilege to be able to think about it."

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.

The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.

I can be no longer than one day absent from the ship, as I am the only person on board who can navigate her.

The human soul is a fragile thing.

城市的建筑应该激励它的市民。

不要担心自己如何开始或是在哪里开始。只要你继续前行，你就会比你开始时更加成功。

译文：很幸运生在太平年代，害怕到了年老时日不多。赏析：人生短暂，生命脆弱，我们要珍惜当下的生活，过好每一天，身在福中要知福。