The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.
神的智慧赐给我们祷告，不是要我们得到地上美好的事物，而是要我们学会不需要它们而去做;不是作为我们逃避罪恶的手段，而是作为我们变得强大以面对罪恶的手段。
The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education.
开国元勋们明智地认为，孩子对父母来说是一种不自然的负担。所以他们提供了监狱，称为学校，配备了被称为教育的酷刑。
The Kingdom of Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind.
天国不是一个地方，而是一种心境。
The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.
有能力约束自己，在短期内推迟满足感，以便在长期内获得更大的回报，这是成功不可或缺的先决条件。
The absolute truth is one for an infinity of possible relative truths which lie.
绝对真理是一个包含无限可能的相对真理的真理。
The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers.
迈出第一步的行为是成功者与失败者的区别。
The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.
上帝无所不在的眼睛看到了我们可悲的处境;无限的怜悯触动了慈悲之父的心;无限的智慧为我们制定了复苏的计划。
The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.
和平生活的艺术归根结底就是慈悲和明智地生活。
The artist lives to have stories to tell and to learn to tell them well.
艺术家活着就是为了讲故事，并学会把故事讲好。
The beginning of wisdom is fear to the Lord.
敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端。
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
怀疑是智慧的开端;我们若疑惑，就可以得着问题;若寻求，就可以得着真理。
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
智慧的开端是术语的定义。
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
智慧的开端是正确地称呼事物。
The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.
智慧的开端是欲望。
The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
世界上最好的教室就是老人的脚边。