水太清了就会见不到鱼，人太精明了就没有朋友。冠冕的玉旒，是用来遮蔽视线；用丝棉塞耳，是为了减弱听觉。

He who knows only his side of the case knows little of that.

The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men—who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication.

我们都欠死亡一条命。

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.