confidante = 閨蜜

法國人發明的字，在21世紀的中國有最貼切的翻譯。不知兩者是否同樣出自一個巨變的時代。

臤 【苦闲切】 KAN 看

注：“苦闲切”為古語注音方法！

【字形字义】
　　臤 qiān 会意。字从臣，从又。“臣”指“臣属”。“又”即“右手”，引申为“抓取”。“臣”与“又”联合起来表示“掌握住属下”。本义：掌握住属下。引申义：在体系内抓总。再引申义：牢牢掌控。牢固。说明：本字的造字手法和“驭”字相同。把“臤”中之“臣”换成“马”，就是“掌握住马头”，也就是把缰绳掌握在手的意思。

【文献资料】
　　《现代汉语全功能词典》： 臤 xián 古同“贤”。 臤 qiān 坚固。
　　《康熙字典》： 【集韵】贤，古作臤。注详贝部八画。　【广韵】苦闲切 【集韵】丘闲切，𠀤音悭。坚也。　【集韵】丘耕切，音铿。又轻烟切，音牵。又丘寒切，音看。义𠀤同。
　　《说文解字》【卷三】【臤部】 臤，[苦闲切 ]，坚也。从又，臣声。凡臤之属皆从臤。读若铿锵之铿。古文以为贤字。

金玉其--

说人长相难看有好多种说法。比较含蓄的有"其貌不扬"等。比较狠的如"歪瓜裂枣"，比这更狠的有"死鱼烂蟹"之类。

Savor Life 品味人生

(不是“品味人参”)

玩与读书

偶然听到一句话，觉得很有意思：你要是玩都玩不好，你怎么去读书呢？你自己喜欢的东西都做不好，怎么去别的呢？

Military Units & Ranks

军 | Corps
师 | Division
旅 | Brigade
团 | Regiment
营 | Battalion
连 | Company
排 | Platoon
班 | Squad
--
將 | General
上校 | Colonel
少校 | Major
上尉 | Captain
中尉 | Lieutenant
軍校生 | Cadet

軍士 | Sergeant
下士 | Corporal
列兵 | Private

Sapere aude!

Latin for 'dare to know' or 'dare to be wise'; sometimes translate to 'dare to think for yourself' or 'have the courage to use your own reason'

『繁星』與『良心』 —— On Kant's Tombstone

His friends chose the dictum from the Critique of Practical Reason (1788) for his tombstone: “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me” (5:161.33-6; tr. Guyer 1992, 1).

For the Beauty of the Earth

[121 Words]

For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies:

[Refrain]
Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our joyful hymn of praise!

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild:

For Thyself, best gift devine,
To our race so freely given;
For that great, great love of Thine,
Peace on earth and joy in heaven:

[words by Folliot S. Pierpoint, rev.; Setting by John Rutter]

Carpe diem

[121 Quotes]

Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

--DEAD POETS SOCIETY, 1989
[http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/quotes.aspx#list]