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
that is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to the pertinent answer.
科学的本质是：问一个不恰当的问题，于是走上了通往恰当答案的路。
—jacob bronowski
the danger of the past was that men became slaves. the danger of the future is that men may become robots.
在过去人们面临的危险是变成奴隶，而在将来危险是人类可能变成机器人。—erich fromm
knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
知识是一宝库，而实践就是开启宝库大门的钥匙。—fuller
the golden rule is that there are no golden rules.
真正的`金科玉律就是世上并无金科玉律。—g.b.shaw
the lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.
热爱大自然的人内外感觉协调一致，即使进入成年后依然保持着童心。
—emerson
ten men banded together in love can do what ten thousand separately would fail in.
以爱心聚在一起的十个人能够完成一万个分散的人做不到的事情。—thomas carlyle imagination is not to be divorced from the facts.
想象不应脱离现实。—a.n. whitehead there are two sides to every story ..at least.
每个故事都可以从两个方面看，至少两个方面。—ann landers
today is not yesterday. we ourselves change. how then can our works and thoughts, if they are always to be fittest, continue always the same?
今天不同于昨天。我们自己也在改变。那么，我们的著作和思想，如果想永远不过时，怎么能始终不改变呢？ —thomas carlyle
Happy is he that is happy in childhood. 童年时代快乐的人是幸福的。
Happy is he that is happy in his children. 对自己孩子感到高兴的，才是幸福的人。
Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 记得青年时所做的愚笨事的人是幸福的。
Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold. 草草率率谈恋爱，热得快也冷得快。
Hasty love, soon cold. 匆忙的爱情冷得快。
Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。
Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。
Joy put heart into a man. 人逢喜事精神爽。
Judge not a book by its cover. 人不可貌相。
Judge not according to the appearance. 不要以貌取人。
Keep your breath to cool your porridge. 少管闲事。
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. 要多看少说。
Kill the goose that laid the golden egg. 杀鸡取蛋。
Knowledge is long, life is short. 吾生有涯，而知无涯。
Laugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper. 乐极生悲。
Law makers should not be law breakers. 正人先正己。
Laws catch flies but let hornets go free. 法网只捉苍蝇，不捉黄蜂。
Learn to creep before you leap. 循序渐进。
Learn to say before you sing. 按部就班。
Make hay while the sun shines. 趁热打铁。
Make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain) 身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明。
Man is a tool-using animal. 人是用器之兽。
Man is mortal. 人生谁无死。
Mills of God grind slowly but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源。
Money is the sinews of war. 无钱莫打仗。
Money makes the mare to go. 钱可通神。
No man (or one) is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之者。
No man is content. 人心是不满足的。
No man loves his fetters be they made of gold. 即使脚镣黄金铸，无人爱上这刑具。
No money, no honey. 没有金钱，就没有爱情。
No way is impossible to courage 勇敢面前没有通不过的路。
No wisdom like silence. 智者寡言。
Now or never. 机不可失，失不再来。
Old birds are not caught with new nests. 新巢捉不到老鸟。
Old birds are not to be caught with shaft. 老谋是不会失算的。
Old love will not be forgotten. 旧情永难忘。
Old vessels must leak. 旧船必漏。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德。
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. 忍耐是苦痛的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
Patience is the best remedy (or medicine). 忍耐是最好的药物。
Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂。
People do not lack strength; they lack will. 人们不缺力量，缺的是决心。
Quality is better than quantity. 质重于量。
Quality matters more than quantity. 质量比数量重要。
Quarrels of lovers but renew their love. 情人争争吵吵，自会言归于好。
Quick at meal, quick at work. 吃得快，做得快。
Read not books alone, but men. 不要光是读书，还要识人。
Ready money is a ready medicine. 现钱等于成药。
Rest breeds rust. 停止须生锈。
Riches do not always bring happiness. 富未必永远带幸福。
Save a thief from gallows and he will help hang you. 放虎归山。
Save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day. 能节俭时就节俭，朝阳难照一整天。
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 朋比为奸。
Second thoughts are best. 三思而行，再思可也。
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
Take one thing with another. 由此及彼。
Take the rough with the smooth. 既能享乐也能吃苦。
Take the world as it is. 随遇而安。
Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
Tastes differ. 众口难调。
Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。
Time reveals all things. 时间会揭露一切。
Time tames the strongest grief. 时间可以冲淡最强烈的悲伤。
Time tries all. 时间检验一切。
Time tries truth. 时间考验真理。
Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。
Use a book as a bee does flowers. 读书如蜜蜂采花，吸取其中之精华。
Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是无价之宝。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远比美丽更美好。
Virtue is her (or its) own reward. 为善最乐。
Virtue is the only true nobility. 唯有美德是真正高贵的。
Wash a dog, comb a dog, Still a dog, remains a dog. 本性难移。
