梦千寻“Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present to live better for the future.”
— William Wordsworth, Poet
「人生可分为三个阶段 – 过去、当下和未来。由过去的经验学习以利当下，在当下学习使未来的生活更好。」– 威廉·华兹华斯 (诗人)
The UFO Handbook by Jonny Packham
profit by 得利，获益。例：There are lessons in these stories that everyone can profit by. (每个人都可以从这些故事里学到一些东西。)
威廉‧华兹华斯 (1770-1850) 是英国浪漫主义诗人，文艺复兴以来最重要的诗人之一，曾担任国王侍从队伍内的「桂冠诗人」，他的代表作包括《抒情歌谣集》(Lyrical Ballads)、《序曲》(Prelude)、《漫游》(Excursion) 等。
