If a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered. (AL Jaber)
宝石即使落在泥潭里，仍是一样可贵；尘土纵然扬到天上，还是没有价值。（贾比尔）

　　Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. (Strong)
与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。（斯特郎）

　　A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. (J. Burroughs)
一个人可以失败许多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪别人，他还不是一个失败者。（巴勒斯）

　　Work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. (Carlyle)
工作是医治人间一切病痛和疾苦的万应良药。（卡莱尔）

　　At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. (B. Franklin)
二十岁时起支配作用的是意志，三十岁时是机智，四十岁时是判断。（富兰克林）