1、I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately … I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life! To put to rout all that was not life… And not when I came to die, discover that I had not lived…我步入丛林，因为我希望活得有意义 … 我希望活得深刻，汲取生命所有的精髓！ 把非生命的一切全都击溃 … 以免在我生命终结时，发现自己从来没有活过 …
2、We don’t read and write poetry because its cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty,romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.我们读诗写诗，非为它的灵巧。我们读诗写诗，因为我们是人类的一员。而人类充满了热情。医药，法律，商业，工程，这些都是高贵的理想，并且是维生的必需条件。但是诗，美，浪漫，爱，这些才是我们生存的原因。
3、Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way.当你认为你知道某件事时，必须再以不同角度看它
4、Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try!即使那看来似乎愚笨或错误，你们都必须试试。
5、Now, when you read, dont just consider,what the author thinks,consider what you think.当你阅读时，别只想到作者的见解，想想你的见解。
6、Boys, you must strive to find your own voice.孩子们，你们必须努力寻找自己的声音。
7、Because the longer you wait to begin,the less likely you are to find it at all.因为你等候起步的时间愈长，便愈不可能找到它。
8、Thoreau said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.”梭罗说，“大多数人都生活在平静的绝望中。”
9、Dont be resigned to that. Break out!别听任此事发生。要突破！
10、Robert Frost said, two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.劳勃佛洛斯特说过，树林里两条岔路，我选择人走得比较少的那条路，那里有天壤之别。