Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook

"Be of courage and make ready, Faint heart never won fair lady."

鼓起勇气准备行动，胆怯的人永远得不到美人。

all things of the same sort are not equal in quality.

同类事物未必在品质上等同。