文学的本质在于捕捉人类经验的瞬息万变，并将其永恒地铭刻在文字中。
"The essence of literature is to capture the fleeting moments of human experience and immortalize them in words."
Law is not a system of rules, but a system of principles.
尽人事，听天命，心态平和最重要。
实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。
The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority as such.
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.