1. Throughout life, we rely on small groups of people for love, admiration¹, respect, moral support and help.

整个一生， 我们都有赖于从一些人群中获得友爱、赏识、尊重、道义支持和帮助。－Ralph Waldo Emerson（美国思想家爱默生）

2. He that will not allow his friend to share the prize must not expect him to share the danger.

不肯让朋友共享果实的人，不要指望朋友与他共患难。－Aesop（古希腊寓言作家伊索）

3. No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him.

任何人自己都不是完整的；他的朋友是他的其余部分。－Harry Emerson Fosdick（美国牧师福斯迪克）

4. A man is called selfish, not pursuing his own good, but neglecting his neighbour’s.

追求自身的利益，不是自私；只有忽视他人的利益，才是自私。－Richard Whately (美国牧师惠特利)

5. People need to know one another to be at their honest best.

人们需要相互了解才能达到最诚实的境界。－(Robbins Staca（英国作家斯达卡）

6. Admonish² your friends privately³, but praise them openly.

要私下告诫朋友，但是要公开夸奖朋友。－Publius Syrus（叙利亚作家西拉丁）

7. Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component⁴ of good health.

友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。－Ralph Waldo Emerson（美国思想家爱默生）

8. It takes a lot of thought and effort and downright determination to be agreeable.

要做到与人融洽相处，需要仔细地思考，认真地努力和痛下决心。－Ralph Waldo Emerson（美国思想家爱默生）

9. The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

衡量一个人真正的品质，要看他在知道永远也不会被人发现的情况下做些什么。－Thomas Bobington Macaulay（英国历史学家麦考莱）

10. When you want knowledge like you want air under water then you will get it.

当你需要知识就像你在水底需要空气时，你准能得到它。－Socrates（古希腊哲学家苏格拉底）

11. There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize.

有的东西比才能稀罕得多，珍贵得多，这就是识别的能力。－Robert Half（英国作家哈夫）

12. Love is ever the beginning of knowledge as fire is of light.

知识总是从爱好开始，犹如光总是从火开始一样。－Thomas Carlyle（英国历史学家卡莱尔）