the empty vessels make the greatest sound .
满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。

eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation .
e永恒的真理如果不在新的社会形势下赋予新的意义,要么就不是真理,要么就不是永恒的。

natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study.
天生的才干如同天生的植物一样，需要靠學習来修剪。

if you don't learn to think when you are young , you may never learn .
如果你轻时就没有学会思考，那么就永远学不会思考。

habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step a time.
惯就是惯，谁也不能将其扔出窗外，只能一步一步地引它下楼。

optimist: a man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
乐观主义者：被狮子逼上了树但仍能欣赏风景的人。


in education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life.
教育不是为了教会青人谋生，而是教会他们创造生活。

a man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
只要有无限的热情，一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。

the important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.
人生重要的在于确立一个伟大的目标，并有决心使其实现。

fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.
不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不曾真正开始。

there is only one success --- to be able to spend your life in your own way.
只有一种成功，那就是能够用自己的方式度过自己的一生。

nothing in life is to be feared. it is only to be understood.
生活中没有什么可怕的东西，只有需要理解的东西。

better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。

activity is the only road to knowledge .
行动是通往知识的唯一道路 。

imagination is more important than knowledge .
想象力比知识更为重要。

a great part to the information i have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way .
我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。