He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances.

  • -- David Hume 大卫休姆

环境适合他的性情的人是幸福的;但能让自己的脾气适应任何环境的人更优秀。

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People are lucky and unlucky ... according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.

人有幸运和不幸……根据他们所得到的和他们所期望的之间的比例。

We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could.

我们不能征服命运和必然性,但我们可以以一种比我们所能做的更伟大的方式屈服于它们。