The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.

真理的力量支撑着大地;是真理的力量，使太阳照耀，使风吹拂;的确，一切都建立在真理的基础上。

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

人的本质是不追求完美。

The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable.

科学的本质是，它总是愿意为了一个更好的想法而放弃一个既定的想法;神学的本质在于它认为自己的真理是永恒不变的。

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

救赎的精神是在自我控制中实现的，通过节制，即欲望的节制。

The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.

人们所做的坏事在他们死后依然存在;好人常与他们的尸骨葬在一起。

The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.

与人们普遍认为的恰恰相反的往往是事实。

The eye by long use comes to see even in the darkest cavern: and there is no subject so obscure but we may discern some glimpse of truth by long poring on it.

眼睛经过长时间的使用，即使是在最黑暗的洞穴里，也能看得清东西。没有一门学科是如此晦涩难懂，但通过长时间的钻研，我们可以窥见一些真理。

The fact is, there really is no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty.

事实上，真的没有所谓的“正常”——每个人都是不同的，这就是他们美丽的本质。

The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.

逻辑不能满足我们这一事实唤醒了我们对非理性近乎无止境的渴望。

The fact that we are different doesn't mean that one of us is wrong  it just means that there's a different kind of right.

我们是不同的这一事实并不意味着我们中的一个是错的，它只是意味着有一种不同的权利。

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth.

对被欺骗的恐惧是对真理的庸俗追求。

The finer natures were those that shone at the larger times.

善良的人是那些在大处发光的人。

The first casualty when war comes is truth.

战争来临时，第一个牺牲者是真理。

The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think.

诗歌的第一个功能是讲真话，学习如何做到这一点，找出你的真实感受和真实想法。

The first reaction to truth is hatred.

对真理的第一反应是仇恨。