Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you

Life is a leaf of paper white, there on each of us may write his word or two.

生活就像一张白纸，每个人都可以在其上写上自己的一两句话。

On earth there is nothing great but man; in the man there is nothing great but mind.

地球上最伟大生物是人，人身上最伟大的东西是心灵。

Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, and dress, and soul, and ideas.

人的一切——面貌、衣着、心灵和思想，都应该是美好的。

All things in their being are good for something.

天生我才必有用。

The good or ill of man lies within his own will.

人的善良或邪恶都存在于他。

Life is real, life is earnest.

人生真实，人生诚挚。

Life is compared to a voyage.

人生好比是一次航程。

Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.

生活若无波折险阻，就会过于平淡无奇。

Life means struggle.

生活就是斗争。

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.

生活是一种艺术，要在不充足的前提下得出充足的结论。

Life is sweet.

人生是美好的。

Life is fine and enjoyable, yet you must learn to enjoy your fine life.

人生是美好的，但要学会如何享用美好的生活。

Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.

人生即是一段艰难曲折的旅程，人生无坦途。

Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.

人生像一匹马，你不驾驭它,它便驾驭你。

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

人生是一幅大画布，你可以尽可能的往上着色。

Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

人生如一首乐曲，要用乐感、感情和直觉去谱写，不能只按乐律行事。

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

生活是绘画，不是做算术。