1、Envy is the ulcer of the soul。
嫉妒是靈魂的腫瘤。
2、The unexamined life is not worth living。
沒有經過考驗的人生,是不值得活的。
3、Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods。
有愈少的欲望,我就愈接近神。
4、Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others。
已所不欲,勿施於人 。
5、I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance。
除了我無知的事實之外,我一無所知。
6、Death may be the greatest of all human blessings。
死亡,可能是所有人類福氣中最棒的。
7、Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of。
記住:不適合去做的事,也是不適合說的事。
8、The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance。
唯一的善,是知識;唯一的惡,是無知。
9、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臘人,而是世界的公民。
10、When you want knowledge like you want air under water then you will get it。
當你需要知識就像你在水底需要空氣時,你準能得到它。
11、It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever his age。
一個人不論年齡多大,都要學習自己不懂的東西。這不是羞恥。
12、I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money。
我告訴你,德並不是用錢買來的,但是德卻可以帶來金錢。
13、Get not your friends by bare compliments, but by giving them sensible tokens of your love。
不要靠赤裸裸的阿諛來得到朋友,而應該讓他們感受到你的愛心,來得到朋友 。
14、Bad men live so that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink so that they may live。
壞人為著他們能吃喝而活著,然而好人則是為了他們能活著而吃喝。
15、If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it。
如果一個人以他的財富為驕傲,那麼要看他如何運用財富,才知道他是否應該被稱讚。
16、By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy。 If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher。
一定要結婚;如果你娶到好妻子,你會很快樂。如果你娶到壞妻子,你會成為哲學家。
17、Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity。
記住:人間事中沒有一件是穩定的;因此,要在順境時避免過度的洋洋得意,或是在逆境時過度的沮喪憂鬱。
18、The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live。 Which is better God only knows。
分手的時刻已經到來,我們將各走各的路─我將死了,你將活著。那一種比較好呢?隻有神知道。
19、Don't try to win a friend by presenting gifts。 You should instead contribute your sincere love and learn how to win others 'heart through appropriate ways。
不要靠饋贈去獲得朋友,你必須奉獻你誠摯的愛,學會怎樣用正當的方法來贏得別人的心。
20、I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul。
我就隻是奉勸你們所有人,年老的與年輕的都一樣,不要把心思用在你的人或財產上,而主要應關心靈魂最大的進步。