Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he. (Ephraem Syrus, American writer)
语言是心灵的镜子；一个人只要说话，他说的话就是他的心灵的镜子。(美国作家 塞拉斯 E)

Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish ---- only bless. (Arthur Schnabel, Austrian pianist)
阳光可能炙烤你，食品可能毒害你，言语可能诅咒你，图画可能侮辱你——音乐不会处罚你只会祝福你。(奥地利钢琴家 施纳贝尔 A)

The art of giving presents is to give something which others cannot buy for themselves. (Alan Alexander Milne, British humorist)
送礼的艺术在于送别人不能给自己买的东西。(英国幽默作家 米尔恩 A A)

The value of culture is its effect on character. It avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens that. Its use is for life. Its aim is not beauty but goodness. (Somerset Maugham, British noverlist and dramatist)
文化的价值在于它对人类品性的影响。除非文化能使品性变为高尚、有力。文化的作用在于裨益人生，它的目标不是美，而是善。(英国小说家和戏剧家 毛姆 S)

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. (Picasso, Spanish painter)
有些画家把太阳画成一个黄斑，但有些画家借助于他们的技巧和智慧把黄斑画成太阳。(西班牙画家 毕加索)

When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news. (Charls A.Dana, American journalist)
狗咬人不是新闻，人咬狗才是新闻。(美国记者 达纳 C A)

When one loves one's art no service seems too hard. (O.Henry, American novelist)
一旦 热爱艺术，什么奉献也不难。(美国小说家 欧·享利)