destiny: a tyrant’s authority for crime, and a fool’s excuse for failure. ( a. bierce )
命运是暴君施虐的权威，傻瓜失败的借口。(比尔斯)
have no fear of perfection —- you’ll never reach it. ( s. dali )
不要为十全十美担心——你永远作不到十全十美。(达里)
the sum of behaviour is to retain a man’s own dignity, without intruding upon the liberty of others. ( f. bacon )
人的行为准则是，维护自己的尊严，不妨碍他人的自由。(培根)
one may overcome a thousand men in battle, but he who conquers himself is the greatest victor. ( nehru )
一个人能在战场上制胜千军，但只有战胜自己才是最伟大的胜利者。(尼赫鲁)
i’ve never any pity for conceited people, because i think they carry their comfort about
with them. ( george eliot )
我从不怜惜自负的人们，因为我觉得他们无处不能自我安慰。(艾略特)
most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. (t.s. eliot)
世界上大部分的麻烦都是要想成为伟大人物的人搞出来的。(艾略特)
the main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything — or nothing.
(lady astor)
生活中的主要危险来自那些想要改变一切或什么也不想改变的人。(阿斯特子爵夫人)
nothing in life is to be feared. it is only to be understood. (marie curie)
生活中没有什么可怕的东西，只有需要理解的东西。(居里夫人)
a man is not old as long as he is seeking something. a man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
(j. barrymore)
只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔)
man can climb to the highest summit, but he cannot dwell there long. ( bernard shaw )
人可以爬到最高峰，但他不能在那儿久住。(萧伯纳)
the tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins. (kierkegaard)
暴君死了，他的统治就结束了;烈士死了，他的统治刚开始。(克尔凯郭尔)
a man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. (c. m. schwab)
只要有无限的热情，一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。(施瓦布)
one thing i know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found
how to serve. (a. schweizer)
有一点我是知道的：在你们之中，只有那些愿意寻求发现如何为别人服务的人，才是真正幸福的。(施韦策)
dare and the world always yields. if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and again and it will succumb.
( w. m. thackeray )
大胆挑战，世界总会让步。如果有时候你被它打败了，不断地挑战，它总会屈服的。(萨克雷)