Never forget that the purpose for which a man lives is the improvement of the man himself, so that he may go out of this world having, in his great sphere or his small one, done some little good for his fellow creatures and labored a little to diminish the sin and sorrow that are in the world.

  • -- William Ewart Gladstone 威廉·尤尔特·格莱斯顿

不要忘记一个人的生活的目的是改善人类自身,所以,他可能离开这个世界,在他伟大的球或小,做一些有利于他的生物和有点困难减少世界上的罪恶和悲伤。

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Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

多年前,我认识到我与所有生物都有亲缘关系,我下定决心,我不比地球上最卑贱的人强一点点。我当时说过,现在也说过,只要有下层阶级,我就在其中;只要有犯罪的成分,我也有;只要有一个灵魂在监狱里,我就没有自由。

All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

历史的全部教训用四句话概括: 神要谁灭亡,必先使谁因势力而发狂。 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。天网恢恢,疏而不漏。 蜜蜂使它抢夺的花受精。 当足够黑的时候,你可以看到星星。

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.

博雅教育的主要目的是使人的思想成为一个愉快的休闲场所。

I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.

我爱我的过去。我喜欢我的礼物。我不为我所拥有的感到羞耻,我也不悲伤,因为我不再拥有它。

Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.

这个周末花点时间做些家装;改善你对家庭的态度。

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

我们通过战胜自己来提高自己。必须有竞争,我们必须赢。

To look forward and not back, To look out and not in, and To lend a hand.

向前看而不是回头, 往外看而不是往里看,还有 伸出援助之手。

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

告诉我你注意什么,我就会告诉你你是谁。