社会与文化
1. a hero is nothing but a product of his time.
时势造英雄。
2. when a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
当一个人受到公众信任时, 他就应该把自己看作公众的财产。
-----t. jefferson 杰弗逊
3. progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
进步是今天的活动, 明天的保证。
----- emerson 爱默生
4. discontent is the first step in progress of a man or a nation.
不满足是一个人或一个民族进步的第一步。
----- o. wilde王尔德
5. the art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order.
进步的艺术是在变革中保持秩序, 在秩序中保持变革。
----- a. n. whitehead 怀特黑德
6. a good newspaper, i suppose, is a nation talking to itself.
我认为, 一份好的报纸是一个民族在同自己谈话。
----- a. miller 米勒 (美国作家)
7. violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
暴力是无能者的最后手段。
8. we are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.
我们受法律约束, 为的是可以自由。
9. i disapprove of what you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say it.
我不同意你说的话, 但是我愿意誓死捍卫你说话的权利。
----- voltaire 伏尔泰
10. the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
只要好人不闻不问, 邪恶就能胜利。
----- e. burke 伯克
11. there is no rule without an exception.
有规则必有例外。
12. what is bought is cheaper than a gift.
自己花钱买的比别人送的便宜。
13. hardship disposes man to meet adversity.
艰苦的生活使人能面对逆境。
14. nothing is a greater misfortune than not being able to bear misfortune.
经不起不幸是最大的不幸。
15. the cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.
巧妇难为无米之炊。
----- 中国谚语
16. a man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
没有笑脸的人不能开店。
17. forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果分外甜。
18. the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
世界是一本书, 没有旅行过的人只读了一页。
----- st. augustine 圣.奥古斯丁
19. money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.
用于教育之金钱决不虚掷。
20. the object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.
教育的目的在于让青年人作好毕生自我教育的准备。