The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.

-- Stephen Gardiner 斯蒂芬·加得纳

古希腊人注意到一个四肢伸展的人画了一个圆圈，他的肚脐为中心。

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The fault seems to me to have been that men have taken ancient country churches as their models and have failed to discover that between them and churches in towns there ought to be a most distinct and marked difference.

在我看来，问题在于人们把古老的乡村教堂当作他们的榜样，却没有发现它们和城镇中的教堂之间应该有最明显的区别。

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There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.

在古代的实践中，有些事情是不值得坚持的。

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A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

一个人通常对金钱比对原则更谨慎。

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The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.

睡觉的人唯一能做的就是做梦。

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