——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
學者應該高度集中精力，堅定信仰與追求，堅持緘默，繼續觀察。他要忍耐人們的忽視與責備，等待自己因為發現了某些真理而滿懷欣喜的時機。
——美國思想家R. W.愛默生
It is no use doing what you like； you have got to like what you do.
——Winston Churchill， British prime minister
不能愛哪行才幹哪行，要幹哪行愛哪行。
——英國首相W.丘吉爾
My philosophy of life is work.
——Thomas Alva Edison， American inventor
我的人生哲學就是工作。
——美國發明家 T. A.愛迪生
One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that ones Work is terribly important， and that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of disaster， if I were a medical man， I should prescribe a holiday to many patients who considered his work important.
——Bertrand Russell， British philosopher
神經即將崩潰的症狀之一是相信自己的工作極端重要，休假將會帶來種種災難。如果我是醫生，我給這樣的病人開的藥方是：休假。
——英國哲學家 B.羅素
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
——Elbert Hubbard， British writer
為把明天的工作做好，最好的準備是把今天的工作做好。
——英國作家 E.哈伯德
The office of the scholar is to cheer， to raise， and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances.
——Ralph Waldo Emerson， American thinker
學者的工作就是通過向大眾提示存在於現象中的事實來鼓舞大眾、教育大眾、引導大眾。
——美國思想家 R. W.愛默生
To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.
——Samuel Butler， American educator
要從事偉大的工作，一個人必須既非常勤勞又非常空閑。
——美國教育家S.勃特勒
To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need， if I plunge in without delay.