We reach. We grasp. And what is left in our hands at the end? A shadow. Or worse than a shadow — misery.—— The Retired Colorman
我们追求，我们想抓住。可最后我们手中剩下什么东西呢？一个幻影，或者比幻影更糟——痛苦。——《退休的颜料商》

I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one`s self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one`s own powers.—— The Greek Interpreter。
我不同意有些人把谦虚列为美德。对逻辑学家来说，一切事物应当是什么样就是什么样，对自己估价过低和夸大自己的才能一样都是违背真理的。——《希腊译员》

Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo Ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplar in arca.——A Study in Scarlet，from the Roman Miser
笑骂由你，我自为之；家藏万贯，唯我独赏。——《血字的研究》，引自罗马守财奴