I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
我不是一位雅典人或是希腊人,而是世界的公民
I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
除了我无知的事实之外,我一无所知
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.
分手的时刻已经到来,我们将各走各的路─我将死了,你将活着。那一种比较好呢?只有神知道。
Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.
有愈少的欲望,我就愈接近神。
Life is a foreign language: All men mispronounce it.
生活是一种外语,谁都发不好它的音.
[Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
生活就像洋葱头:你只能一层一层地把它剥开,有时你还得流泪.
Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you hold.
生活不在于握有一手好牌,而在于把手里的牌打好.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
只有向后看才能理解生活;但要生活好,则必须向前看
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
生活没有目标就像航海没有罗盘.
He who has never hoped can never despair.