Life is long if you know how to use it
 　 如能善于利用，生命乃长。——Seneca (来源：英语杂志 http://www.EnglishCN.com)

The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion is humility
 　  真理最伟大的朋友是时间，其最大的敌人是偏见，其永远的同伴是谦逊。——C C

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been
 　  直到夜幕降临，人们才知白昼的辉煌。  ——Sophocles

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep
 　  静水流深。——Shakespeare

What is a weed? —A plant whose virtues have not been discovered
 什么是杂草？——杂草是一种利用价值尚未被发现的植物。——Emerson

The man of science does not discover in order to know; he wants to know in order to discover
 　  科学家并非为了知道什么而寻求发现；他们是为了有所发现而想知道什么。 ——A N Whitehead

Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms
 　  动物是如此怡人的朋友，它们不问任何问题，也不提出批评。——George Eliot

Heaven knows what seeming nonsense may not tomorrow be demonstrated truth
 　  天知道今天看来是胡言乱语的东西明天会不会被证明是真理呢？ ——A N Whitehead
 

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