If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.

  • -- Marcus Tullius Cicero 西塞罗

如果你追求最高的位置,停在第二名甚至第三名都不是什么丢脸的事。

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As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.

作为孩子,我们没有抱怨贫穷;我们谈论了我们将变得多么富有,并采取行动,尽我们所能获得我们所渴望的生活方式。一旦我们有了一点钱,我们就迫不及待地想展示出来。

It is a common observation that those who dwell continually upon their expectations are apt to become oblivious to the requirements of their actual situation.

这是一个普遍的观察,那些不断地停留在他们的期望,往往会忘记他们的实际情况的要求。

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.

唯一能让你快乐的是对自己感到快乐,而不是别人认为你是谁。

We need to become energy independent or at least aspire to that.

我们需要实现能源独立,或者至少是追求能源独立。