To live is to function. That is all there is in living. (Holmes)

活着就要发挥作用，这就是生活的全部内容。（霍姆斯）

Man can only be free through mastery of himself. ( S. E. Morison)

只有通过掌握自己，才能使自己得到解放。（莫里森）

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. (J. H. Newman)

不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不曾真正开始。（纽曼）

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation ; the two keep in their downward tendency.( Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet )

文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时间是齐头并进的。(德国诗人 歌德 . J . W .)

When one loves one's art no service seems too hard .( O. Henry, American novelist )

一旦热爱艺术，什么奉献也不难。 (美国小说家 欧·亨利)

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. (Marie Curie)

生活中没有什么可怕的东西，只有需要理解的东西。（居里夫人）

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)

只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（巴里摩尔）

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. (C. M. Schwab)

只要有无限的热情，一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。（施瓦布）

The roots of education are bitter , but the fruit is sweet .(Aristotle , Ancient Greek philosopher )

教育的根是苦的，但其果实是甜的。( 古希腊哲学家 亚里士多德)

A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight .(P. B. Shelley , British poet )

 伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。(英国诗人 雪莱. P. B)

A novel is a mirror walking along a main road .( Stendhcl , French writer )

一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。 (法国作家 司汤达)

Art is a lie that tells the truth .( Picasso , Spanish painter )

美术是揭示真理的谎言。 (西班牙画家 毕加索)

Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest. (Mark Twain , American novelist )

幽默被人正确地解释为“以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美国小说家 马克·吐温)