1、如果自由流于放纵,专制的魔鬼就乘机侵入。

If freedom is in indulgence, the despotic devil will invade by chance.

2、人是活的,书是死的,活人读死书,可以把书读活。死书读活人,可以把人读死。

Man is alive, and books are dead. If a living man reads dead books, he can read them alive. Dead books and living people can read people to death.

3、业余生活要有意义,不要越轨。

Amateur life should be meaningful and not deviant.

4、衡量朋友的真正的标准是行为而不是言语。

The true measure of a friend is action, not words.

5、如果你珍视自己的名声,就应与贤良交往;因为自处下流还不如离群索居。

If you value your reputation, you should associate with virtuous people; for it is better to live alone than to live alone.

6、一个国家总是惯于怀恨或喜欢另一个国家,它便形同一个奴隶,即成为自己的爱和憎的奴隶。

A country is always used to hating or liking another country, and it becomes a slave of its own love and hatred.

7、友情像一棵树木,要慢慢的栽培,才能成长真的友谊,要经过困难考验,才可友谊永固。

Friendship is like a tree. Only by cultivating it slowly can we grow true friendship. Only by passing the test of difficulties can we make friendship permanent.

8、读书而不能运用,则所读的书等于废纸。

If you can't read and use it, the book you read is waste paper.

9、我对于我们自己内部的倾轧,比对敌人在算计我们,还觉得可怕。

I feel more terrible about our internal strife than about our enemies calculating us.

10、一切的和谐与平衡,健康与健美,成功与幸福,都是由乐观与希望的向上心理产生与造成的。

All harmony and balance, health and fitness, success and happiness are produced and caused by the upward psychology of optimism and hope.

11、衡量朋友的真正标准是行为而不是言语;那些表面上说尽好话的人实际上离这个标准正远。

The true measure of a friend is action, not words; those who speak well on the surface are actually far from it.

12、我对祖国的召唤,永远只能敬奉如仪。

My call to the motherland can only be respected as ceremonies forever.

13、自己不能胜任的事情,切莫轻易答应别人,一旦答应了别人,就必须实践自己的诺言。

If you are incompetent, don't promise others easily. Once you promise others, you must fulfill your promise.

14、真正的友谊是一种缓慢生长的植物,必须经历并顶得住逆境的冲击,才无愧友谊这个称号。

True friendship is a plant that grows slowly and must withstand the impact of adversity in order to deserve the title of friendship.

15、我的观察是每当某个任务一个人就可以完成…两个人就会做得更差,三个或更多人时则几乎没什么行动。

My observation is that whenever a task is accomplished by one person. Two people do worse, and three or more people do little.

16、真正的友情,是一株成长缓慢的植物。

True friendship is a plant that grows slowly.

17、人世间的任何境遇都有其优点和乐趣,只要我们愿意接受现实。

Every situation in the world has its advantages and pleasures, as long as we are willing to accept the reality.

18、自由一旦扎根,就会像植物一样迅速生长。

Once freedom takes root, it grows like a plant.

19、要努力让你心中的那朵被称为良心的火花永不熄灭。

Make every effort to keep the spark in your heart that is called conscience alive.

20、在每个国家,知识都是公共幸福的最可靠的基础。

In every country, knowledge is the most reliable basis for public happiness.

21、自己不能胜任的事,切勿轻易答应别人;既经允诺,就必须实践自己的诺言。

If you are not competent, don't promise others easily; if you promise, you must fulfill your promise.

22、国家的事务出不得错,警惕的卫士和永远没有错误的向导太多了,任何人在任何一个拐角都不难找到一位导师。

There are too many errors in the affairs of the country, too many vigilant guards and never-wrong guides, and it is not difficult for anyone to find a mentor at any corner.

23、我痛苦地死,但我并不怕死。

I die in pain, but I am not afraid of death.