In scandal， as in robbery， the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.
——Philip Doumer Chesterfield， British statesman
受贿如同抢劫，人们始终认为，受贿者与窃贼是一丘之貉。
——英国政治家P. D.切斯特菲尔德
It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.
——R.W.Emerson， American thinker
只有一个人的心灵和品格熟睡的时候，人们才会注意到他的服饰。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
It is with narrowminded people as with narrownecked bottle， the less they hav in them the more noise they make in pouring out.
——Alexander Pope， British poet
心胸狭隘的人就像小口瓶子——里面装的东西越少，倒出时的声音就越大。
——英国诗人A.蒲柏
It takes a lot of thought and effort and downright determination to be agreeable
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
要做到与人融洽相处， 需要仔细地思考， 认真地努力和痛下决心。
——美国思想家R. W.爱默生
Man will become better only when you will make him see what he is like.
——Chekov， Russian writer
只有使人看清他自己的为人，他才能变得更好。
——俄国作家契柯夫
Politeness is like an air cushion； there may be nothing in it， but it eases ours jolts wonderfully.
——Samuel Johnson， British writer
礼貌像只气垫：里面可能什么也没有，但是却能奇妙地减少颠簸。
——英国作家S.约翰逊
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
——George Bernard Shaw， British dramatist
沉默是藐视最完美的表达方式。
——英国剧作家G.萧伯纳
Temperance is the greatest of virtues.
——Plutarch， Ancient Greek dramatist
自我节制是最大的美德。
——古希腊剧作家普鲁塔克
The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
——Charles Darwin， British naturalist
道德修养能达到的最高阶段，是认识到我们应该控制我们的思想。
——英国博物学家C.达尔文
The horizon of life is broadened chiefly by the enlargement of the heart.
——H.Black， American writer
生活的范围是随着心胸的开阔而变宽广的。
——美国作家H.布莱克
The noble soul has reverence for itself.
——Heinrich Gotthard Treitschke， German historian
灵魂高尚的人必自尊。
——德国历史学家H. G.特赖奇克
The principal thing in this world is to keep ones soul aloft.
——Flaubert， French writer
人生在世首要大事是保持灵魂的高尚。
——法国作家福楼拜
There is always a first brave person who breaks step with the stampeding masses fleeing in panic， who pauses to help another to his feet， creating his own eye in the storm. The stuff of heroes is made， forged in the midst of tragedy， in the blink of an eye.
——Norman Stephens， American writer
在惊慌乱逃的人群中，总有第一个勇敢者冲出，停下来扶人站起，在风暴中闪出自己的亮眼 。英雄的素质铸成于转瞬之间的危难之中。
——美国作家N.斯蒂芬斯
Thinking is， or ought to be， a coolness and a calmness； and our poor hearts throb， and our poor brains beat too much for that.
——H. Melville， American writer and poet
思考是或者应该是冷静沉着的；而我们可怜的心怦怦跳，可怜的脑子总是兴奋，使我们不能
思考。
——美国作家、诗人H.梅尔维尔
Three passions， simple but overwhelmingly controlling my life： the longing for love， the search for knowledge， and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
——Bertrand Russell， British philosopher
有三种质朴而又十分强烈的激情一直支配着我的人生——对爱之渴望，对知识的求索，
对人类苦难的无限怜悯。
——英国哲学家B.罗素
We are like wheat， here on earth to ripen. We ripen intellectually by letting in as much of the universes complexity as we can. Morally we ripen by making our choices. And we ripen spiritually by opening our eyes to Creations endless detail.
——Richard Wolkomir， American writer
我们就像小麦，生长在土地上等待着成熟。通过尽可能多吸收宇宙的复杂性使我们智力上成熟，通过各种选择使我们道德上成熟，通过睁开眼睛看到创世纪的无尽的细节使我们心灵上成熟。
——美国作家R.沃克摩
We must deal with pleasure as we do with honey； only touch them with the tip ofthe finger， and not with the whole hand for fear of surfeit.
——Saint Bead， British bishop
我们应该像吃蜂蜜那样对待享受，只用指尖蘸，而不能用整只手去抓，以免吃得太多。
——英国主教S.比德