The key to progress is persistence and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom. - 每日文摘

撒谎是人之本性，在大多数时间里我们甚至都不能对自己诚实。

芥川龙之介

Food security is the cornerstone of national security.

粮食安全是国家安全的基石。

李振声

写作是留下自己的一部分。

To write is to leave a part of yourself behind.

哈维尔·马里亚斯

吾国向以名教为大防，经四千年之胚胎变化，自有不可磨灭者存。乃或偏于理想，毁弃一切，不做实事，专说大话，未得外国之一长，先抛本国之所有，天性浇薄，传染成风，本之不存，叶将焉附？

袁世凯

有一个人从天堂来到人间旅游，他所使用的是有效三十天的减价票，他试图要把他的回程票卖掉。

Ingersoll's story of the man that went down from heaven on a reduced-rate excursion ticket good for 30 days --- and tried to sell his return ticket.

马克·吐温

"Love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah."

爱不是胜利的进行曲，而是一声寒冷破碎的哈利路亚。

莎拉·佩里

将自己说成普通人的人，是不可信任的。

菲茨杰拉德

康复的关键在于不要认为疾病有多么重要，看轻一切，而不是迫使自己忘记。

克莱尔·威克斯

成为人类就是不断与混沌谈判。

To be human is to be in constant negotiation with chaos.

奥尔加·托卡尔丘克

整个科学不过是日常思维的提炼。

The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

伊西多·拉比

The book is a weapon against oblivion.

书是对抗遗忘的武器。

帕斯卡尔·基尼亚尔

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people， and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me， and finally said， "That sounds like a really good idea， but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me， and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light， it really was a difficult choice， but ultimately， I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration， I took the less safe path to follow my passion， and I'm proud of that choice.

我当时在纽约一家金融公司工作，同事是一群非常聪明的人，我的老板也很有智慧，我很羡慕他。我告诉我的老板我想开办一家在网上卖书的公司。他带我在中央公园漫步良久，认真地听我讲完，最后说："听起来真是一个很好的主意，但是对那些目前没有谋到一份好工作的人来说，这个主意会更好。"这一逻辑对我而言颇有道理，他说服我在最终作出决定之前再考虑48小时。那样想来，这个决定确实很艰难，但是最终，我决定拼一次。我认为自己不会为尝试过后的失败而遗憾，倒是有所决定但完全不付诸行动会一直煎熬着我。在深思熟虑之后，我选择了那条不安全的道路，去追随我内心的热情。我为那个决定感到骄傲。