There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

  • -- Chanakya 考底利耶

没有一种紧缩等于平衡的思想,也没有一种幸福等于满足;没有一种疾病比得上贪婪,也没有一种美德比得上仁慈。

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To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit.

在我看来,诺贝尔奖最重要的一个方面是,它使各国人民的群众认识到他们的共同利益。他们把国际精神带给那些与科学没有直接接触的人。

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.

当你看到有效的成就或美德受到攻击时,那是因为有人把它们看作是自己不足的一面镜子,而不是通向卓越的鼓舞人心的灯塔。

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own.

为别人的富裕而高兴,就是满足于自己的命运;减轻别人的悲伤就是减轻或驱散自己的悲伤。

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.

蜜蜂和海豚的幸福是存在的。对人类来说,知道这一点并对此感到惊奇才是最重要的。

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline.

我的身体可以忍受拐杖,但我的思想不能忍受副业。

Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.

幸福不是一种到达的状态,而是一种旅行的方式。

Conquer with forbearance the excesses of insolence.

用宽容战胜过分的傲慢。

Contentment sometimes cheats us of happiness.

满足有时会使我们失去幸福。