社會與文化
1. a hero is nothing but a product of his time.
時勢造英雄。
2. when a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
當一個人受到公眾信任時, 他就應該把自己看作公眾的財產。
-----t. jefferson 傑弗遜
3. progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
進步是今天的活動, 明天的保證。
----- emerson 愛默生
4. discontent is the first step in progress of a man or a nation.
不滿足是一個人或一個民族進步的第一步。
----- o. wilde王爾德
5. the art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order.
進步的藝術是在變革中保持秩序, 在秩序中保持變革。
----- a. n. whitehead 懷特黑德
6. a good newspaper, i suppose, is a nation talking to itself.
我認為, 一份好的報紙是一個民族在同自己談話。
----- a. miller 米勒 (美國作家)
7. violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
暴力是無能者的最後手段。
8. we are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.
我們受法律約束, 為的是可以自由。
9. i disapprove of what you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say it.
我不同意你說的話, 但是我願意誓死捍衛你說話的權利。
----- voltaire 伏爾泰
10. the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
只要好人不聞不問, 邪惡就能勝利。
----- e. burke 伯克
11. there is no rule without an exception.
有規則必有例外。
12. what is bought is cheaper than a gift.
自己花錢買的比別人送的便宜。
13. hardship disposes man to meet adversity.
艱苦的生活使人能面對逆境。
14. nothing is a greater misfortune than not being able to bear misfortune.
經不起不幸是最大的不幸。
15. the cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.
巧婦難為無米之炊。
----- 中國諺語
16. a man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
沒有笑臉的人不能開店。
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.
世界是一本書, 沒有旅行過的人唯讀了一頁。
----- st. augustine 聖.奧古斯丁
19. money spent on the brain is never spent in vain.
用於教育之金錢決不虛擲。
20. the object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.
教育的目的在於讓青年人作好畢生自我教育的準備。