We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.

  • -- Anne Sullivan 安妮·沙利文

我们想象自己想要逃离自私和平庸的生活,但我们却拼命地抓住枷锁不放。

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A tail behind, a trunk in front, Complete the usual elephant. The tail in front, the trunk behind, Is what you very seldom find. If you for specimens should hunt With trunks behind and tails in front, That hunt would occupy you long The force of habit is so strong.

尾巴在后面,树干在前面, 完成通常的大象。 尾巴在前面,树干在后, 是你很少能找到的。 如果你是为了标本而打猎的话 树干在后面,尾巴在前面, 那狩猎会占用你很长时间 习惯的力量是如此强大。

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.

凡事都要有耐心,但最重要的是要对自己有耐心。不要在考虑自己的缺点时失去勇气,而是要立即着手改正——每天都要重新开始。

Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or less automatic reflexes from the stimuli of his environment.

人在很大程度上是一种习惯的动物,他的许多活动或多或少是来自环境刺激的自动反应。

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进,那就是你自己。