God gives every bird its food, but does not throw it into the nest. ——J.G.Holland 天赐食物于鸟,但不投之于巢。 ——霍兰 |
A stitch in time saves nine. ——Charles Read 一针不缝九针难补,及时处理事半功倍。 ——里德 |
The failures and reverses which await men - and one after another sadden the brow of youth - add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do. —— Henry David Thoreau 尽管失败和挫折等待着人们,一次次地夺走青春的容颜,但却给人生的前景增添了一份尊严,这是任何顺利的成功都不能做到的。 ——梭罗 |
Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is below even defeat, and is born vanquished. —— Swetchine 只有强者才懂得斗争;弱者甚至失败都不够资格,而是生来就是被征服的。 ——斯威特切尼 |
He that is once born, once must die. —— Herbert 有生必有死。 —— 赫伯特 |
Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth…. But we seem to have no other. ——Ivy Compton-Burnett(1884-1969) 表象不是追踪真理的线索,然而我们似乎别无选择。 ——康普顿-伯内特夫人 [ 本帖最后由 艾米 于 2007-6-3 12:16 编辑 ] |
It is difficulties that show what men are. ——Epictetus 困难方能见人品质. ——爱比克泰德 [ 本帖最后由 艾米 于 2007-6-6 21:17 编辑 ] |
Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. ——J. H. Newman 不要害怕你的生活将要结束,应该担心你的生活永远不曾真正开始。 ——纽曼 |
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. —— Samuel Johnson 一个人怎样死去并不重要,重要的在于他怎样活着。 —— 塞缪尔•约翰逊 [ 本帖最后由 艾米 于 2007-6-8 20:37 编辑 ] |
No man is happy who does not think himself so. ——Publilius Syrus 认为自己不幸福的人就不会幸福。 ——普布利柳斯•西鲁斯 |
I want to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the happiness of man. I don't know of any better service to offer for the short time we are in the world. ——Thomas Edison, American inventor 我想揭示大自然的秘密,用来造福人类。我认为,在我们的短暂一生中,最好的贡献莫过于此了。 ——美国发明家 爱迪生. T. [ 本帖最后由 艾米 于 2007-6-10 19:56 编辑 ] |
I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. ——M. P. Cato 我宁可看到青年人脸红,也不愿看到它脸色变得苍白。 ——加图 [ 本帖最后由 艾米 于 2007-6-11 20:51 编辑 ] |
As a rough rind sometimes covers the sweetest fruit, so a rough exterior often conceals a kindly and hearty nature. ——Samuel Smiles 如同粗糙的果皮可以包裹最甜蜜的水果一样,丑陋的外表往往掩盖着善良和诚挚的本性。 ——塞缪尔•斯迈尔斯 |
There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. ——Paine 真理到谬误,相去只一步。 ——佩恩 |
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirelyremoves. —— Thomas Hardy 一个希望的突然失落会留下一处伤痕,即使那希望最终会实现,也决不能完全平复。 —— 托马斯•哈代 |
The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. ——A. M. Lindbergh 生活中最使人筋疲力尽的事是弄虚作假。 ——林德伯格 [ 本帖最后由 艾米 于 2007-6-18 21:39 编辑 ] |
Truth needs no colour; beauty , no pencil. —— William Shakespeare 真理不需色彩,美丽不需涂饰。 ——W•莎士比亚 |
To really understand a man we must judge him in misfortune . ——Bonaparte Napoleon , French emperor 要真正了解一个人,需在不幸中考察他。 ——法国皇帝 拿破仑. B . |
When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something. ——R. Browning 当一个人内心开始斗争时,他就有了价值。 ——布郎宁 |
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. ——A. Einstein 不要为成功而努力,要为做一个有价值的人而努力。 ——爱因斯坦 |