人最宝贵的财产就是生命。生命只给人一次，人必须这样度过一生：不因虚度年华而感到痛悔，不因过去碌碌无为而感到羞耻；这样，他在临终时就可以说：我的整个一生，我的全部力量都献给了全世界最壮丽的事业——为人类的解放而斗争。 Man’s dearest possession is life. It is given to him but once, and he must l...

我要热爱太阳，因为它能温暖我的筋骨；然而我也要热爱雨，因为它能清洗我的精神。我要热爱光亮，因为它能给我照亮前进的征程；然而我也要热爱黑暗，因为它能让我看到星辰。我要欢迎幸福，因为它能扩大我的胸怀；然而我也要热爱悲伤，因为它能启迪我的心灵。我要感谢我所得到的报酬，因为它是我应得的；然而我也欢迎艰难...

孟子见梁惠王。王曰：“叟！不远千里而来，亦将有以利吾国乎？”孟子对曰：“王！何必曰利？亦有仁义而已矣。…….苟为后义而先利，不夺不餍。未有仁而遗其亲者也，未有义而后其君者也。王亦曰仁义而已矣，何必曰利？” Mencius visited Duke Hui of the Liang State. The duke said, “Old man, you went ...

我梦想有一天，幽谷上升，高山下降，坎坷曲折之路成坦途，圣光披露，满照人间。——马丁·路德金 I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory o...

孟子谓齐宣王曰：“王之臣有托其妻子于其友而之楚游者，比其反也，则冻馁其妻子，则如之何？” 王曰：“弃之。” 曰：“士师不能治士，如之何？” 王曰：“已之。” 曰：“四境之内不治，则如之何？” 王顾左右而言他。 Mencius said to Duke Xuan of the Qi State, “Suppose one of your officials entrusts a fr...

The truth isn’t the truth until people believe you, and they can’t believe you if they don’t know what you’re saying, and they don’t know what you’re saying if they don’t listen to you, and they won’t listen to you if you’re not interesting,...

年岁                         威廉·詹姆斯 年纪愈大，就愈感觉时间短促······年轻时，我们在每天的每个时刻里，都可能有全新的主观或客观经验。那时领悟力佳，记忆力好，那段时期的回忆就像一场快脚步的有趣旅游，内容杂乱而丰富，时间也被拉长。...

Mother’s world is so small that it can only fill up with us. Our world is so large that we often ignore her. She often forgets that we have grown up, just like we often forget that she is aging as well. 母亲的世界很小，只装满了我们。我们的世界很大，常忽略了她。 她经常忘了我们已经长大...

每个人都有觉得自己不够好，羡慕别人闪闪发光的时候，但其实大多人都是普通的。不要沮丧，不必惊慌，做努力爬的蜗牛或坚持飞的笨鸟，在最平凡的生活里，谦卑和努力。总有一天，你会站在最亮的地方，活成自己曾经渴望的模样。 Everyone feels that he is not good enough and envies others when they shine, b...

Men are conservatives when they are least vigorous, or when they are most luxurious.  They are conservatives after dinner, or before taking their rest; when they are sick or aged.  In the morning, or when their intellect or their conscience has been aroused, when they hear music, or w...