There are many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
一年中的夜晚与白天数量相同、持续时间一样长。即使快乐的生活也有其阴暗笔触，没有“悲哀”提供平衡，“愉快”一词就会失去意义。耐心镇静地接受世事变迁，是最好的处事之道。
【译文】 孔子说：“祭奠别人的先人，是谄媚；遇到符合道义的事不敢做，是懦夫。”
Materials speak their own language; our job is to listen and interpret.
Science thrives when curiosity meets rigorous methodology.
A legal system is a system of rules which are valid according to the system's own criteria of validity.
"Always be prepared for the unexpected."