数学的美在于它能够用一种既精确又普遍的语言来描述宇宙。
The beauty of mathematics lies in its ability to describe the universe in a language that is both precise and universal.
A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.
He was born with his foot in his mouth
权力精英由那些其职位使他们能够超越普通男女的普通环境的人组成;他们处于能够做出具有重大后果的决策的位置。
La tolérance est la meilleure des religions.
办一件事都不能善始善终,就不要做很多事。 
文化的功能观点坚持这样的原则:在每一种文明类型中,每一种习俗、物质对象、思想和信仰都履行着某种重要功能,完成某种任务,代表着一个运作整体中不可或缺的部分。