译文：花开花落已两载，看着盛开的花，想到两年未曾回家，就不免伤心落泪。小船还系在岸边，虽然我不能东归，飘零在外的我，心却长系故园。

出自先秦《荀子·子道》。服从真理而不服从君主，服从道义而不服从父命。说明在真理、道义与君令、父命相矛盾时要服从前者，意在强调唯“道”、“义”是从的理念。

有些事情即使从未发生过，人们也会记得。

Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.