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…

　　我步入叢林，因為我希望活得有意義 … 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擊潰 … 以免在我生命終結時，發現自己從來沒有活過 …

　　2、We don't read and write poetry because it's 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.

　　我們讀詩寫詩，非為它的靈巧。我們讀詩寫詩，因為我們是人類的一員。而人類充滿了熱情。醫藥，法律，商業，工程，這些都是高貴的理想，并且是維生的必需條件。但是詩，美，浪漫，愛，這些才是我們生存的原因。

　　3、Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way.

　　當你認為你知道某件事時，必須再以不同角度看它

　　4、Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try!

　　即使那看來似乎愚笨或錯誤，你們都必須試試。

　　5、Now, when you read, don't just consider,what the author thinks,consider what you think.

　　當你閱讀時，別只想到作者的見解，想想你的見解。

　　6、Boys, you must strive to find your own voice.

　　孩子們，你們必須努力尋找自己的聲音。

　　7、Because the longer you wait to begin,the less likely you are to find it at all.

　　因為你等候起步的時間愈長，便愈不可能找到它。

　　8、Thoreau said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.”