Choose always the way that seems the best, however it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

Hold to the now, the here, through which all future plunges to the past.

"Poetry is the language of the soul, and the soul speaks in images."

只有更好的人才能创造更美好的世界。

译文：与人说话，都是在为自己积德，和妻子和孩子相处也就是修身养性。赏析：会说话的人懂得如何说话，从而不会得罪人，自然就是积德。反之，那些口无遮拦之人，处处在伤害他人，处处在树敌，其结果会给自己带去祸害的。

朗费罗幽默的秘密源泉并不是欢乐而是悲伤。天堂里没有幽默。

"I am interested in the way that the poem can be a kind of mirror, reflecting the reader's own experiences and emotions."

化用李商隐诗句，表达乐观豁达的人生态度。