It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

一个人把他所做的事和他可能做的事相比较,这是最令人痛心的。

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Most executives I know are so action-oriented, or action-addicted, that time for reflection is the first casualty of their success.

我认识的大多数高管都非常注重行动,或者对行动上瘾,以至于反思的时间是他们成功的第一个牺牲品。

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.

凡夫俗子永远是最杰出的人,因为非常想出名的欲望就是凡夫俗子。

A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.

一个没有思想的灵魂,就像一堆没有居民的枯木,要被毁坏。

What a man is on his knees before God, that he is, and nothing more.

一个人在上帝面前跪下是什么样子,他是什么样子,仅此而已。