the important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. (johan wolfgang von goethe, german poet and dramatist)
人生重要的事情就是确定一个伟大的目标,并决心实现它。(德国诗人、戏剧家 歌德. j. m.)
the man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. (mark twain, american writer)
具有新想法的人在其想法实现之前是个怪人。(美国作家 马克·吐温)
the only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. (franklin roosevelt, american president)
实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。(美国总统 罗斯福. f.)
when an end is lawful and obligatory, the indispensable means to is are also lawful and obligatory. (abraham lincoln, american statesman)
如果一个目的是正当而必须做的,则达到这个目的的必要手段也是正当而必须采取的。(美国政治家 林肯. a.)
ideal is the beacon. without ideal, there is no secure direction; without direction, there is no life.( leo tolstoy, russian writer)
理想是指路明灯。没有理想,就没有坚定的.方向;没有方向,就没有生活。(俄国作家 托尔斯泰. l.)
if winter comes, can spring be far behind ?( p. b. shelley, british poet )
冬天来了,春天还会远吗?( 英国诗人, 雪莱. p. b.)
if you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground. (ibsen, norwegian dramatist )
如果你怀疑自己,那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。
(挪威剧作家 易卜生)
if you would go up high, then use your own legs ! do not let yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people's backs and heads. (f. w. nietzsche, german philosopher)
如果你想走到高处,就要使用自己的两条腿!不要让别人把你抬到高处;不要坐在别人的背上和头上。(德国哲学家 尼采. f. w.)
it is at our mother's knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest, but there is seldom any money in them. ( mark twain, american writer )
就是在我们母亲的膝上,我们获得了我们的最高尚、最真诚和最远大的理想,但是里面很少有任何金钱。(美国作家 马克·吐温)
living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. (alexander dumas, davy de la pailleterie, french writer)
生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。(法国作家 大仲马. a.)
the ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully 19 have been kindness, beauty and truth.(albert einstein, american scientist)有些理想曾为我们引过道路,并不断给我新的勇气以欣然面对人生,那些理想就是--真、善、美。(美国科学家 爱因斯坦. a.)
1、“When you‘re different， sometimes you don’t see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn‘t.” --Jodi Picoult
“当你与别人不同时，无需理会所有反对你的人。你只需知道总有人在支持你。”——朱迪·皮考特
2、“As soon as you trust yourself， you will know how to live.” --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“只要相信自己，你就会知道如何活。”——约翰·沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德
3、“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you‘re alone with.” --Wayne Dyer
“学会独处，你就绝不会孤独。”——韦恩·戴尔
4、“Just pick a goal， a goal you truly want to achieve， and take a clear-eyed look at your weaknesses--not so you‘ll feel less confident， but so you can determine exactly what you need to work on. Then get to work. Celebrate small successes. Analyze your weaknesses. Keep going. As you gain skill， you’ll also gain a feeling of genuine confidence， one that can never be taken away--because you‘ve earned it.” （OK， that one is mine， he said， blushing.）
“选一个目标，一个你真正想要实现的目标，然后认清你的弱点——这样并不是为了让你感到更不自信，而是为了让你明确自己应该朝哪个方向走。然后努力提升。要庆祝成果，也要分析弱点。继续努力。当你掌握了技能后，你也会获得真实的自信感，一种不会消失的自信感——那是因为这是你应得的。”（好吧，这句话是我自己说的）
5、“Don‘t waste your energy trying to change opinions ... do your thing， and don’t care if they like it.” --Tina Fey
“别浪费时间去让别人改变想法…做好你自己的事，别理会别人会不会喜欢。”——蒂娜·菲
6、“Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed。 Courage is what makes you do it.” --Bryce Courtenay
“当周围的人都向你鞠躬时，让你昂首挺胸的是荣耀。而让你获得荣耀的是勇气。”——布莱斯·考特尼
7、“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.” --William Jennings Bryan
“获得自信的方法就是去做你害怕的事，然后把每一次的成功都记录下来。” ——威廉·詹宁斯·布赖恩
8、“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint，’ then by all means paint， and that voice will be silenced.” --Vincent van Gogh
“当你听到有一个声音在告诉你‘你画不出来，’的时候，一定要继续画下去，那个声音会停下来的。”——文森特·梵高
9、“Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.” --Bruce Lee
“做自己，相信自己。不要去试图模仿别人的成功。”——李小龙
10、“Don‘t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges， obstacles， and less than perfect conditions。 So what？ Get started now. With each step you take， you will grow stronger and stronger， more and more skilled， more and more self-confident， and more and more successful.” --Mark Victor Hansen
“不要去等柳暗花明。没有那么完美的事。路途总有挑战，坎坷，通途很少。那又怎样？现在就开始行动。每走一步，你会便得越来越强大，越来越熟练，越来越自信，越来越成功。” --马克·维克多·汉森
11、“You wouldn‘t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” --Eleanor Roosevelt
“你不必担心别人如何看你，因为他们没时间想这些。”——埃莉诺·罗斯福
12、“Low self-confidence isn‘t a life sentence. Self-confidence can be learned， practiced， and mastered--just like any other skill. Once you master it， everything in your life will change for the better.” --Barrie Davenport
“没自信不应是生活的
13、“Once we believe in ourselves， we can risk curiosity， wonder， spontaneous delight， or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” --E.E. Cummings
“相信自己，我们就能够有勇气去践行我们的好奇，想法，油然而生的喜悦，或是那些展现人类精神的体验。——爱德华·埃斯特林·卡明斯
14、“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny， inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”--Golda Meir
“相信自己。做自己想要成为的人。让小火花变成大火焰， 努力成就你自己。”——果尔达·梅厄
15、“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” --Arthur Ashe
“通往成功的关键是自信。而自信的'关键是准备。” ——亚瑟·阿什
16、“It is confidence in our bodies， minds， and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.” --Oprah Winfrey
“当我们的身体，思维，精神都充满自信，我们才能够不断踏上新的征途。” ——奥普拉·温弗瑞
17、“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson
“在一个不断改变你的世界里坐你自己是意见很伟大的成就。” ——拉尔夫·瓦尔多·爱默生
18、“But failure has to be an option in art and in exploration--because it‘s a leap of faith. And no important endeavor that required innovation was done without risk. You have to be willing to take those risks.” --James Cameron
“可是失败不论在艺术还是探索中都是无法避免的选项——因为你得放手一搏。任何为创新所付出的努力都会有失败的风险。你得愿意承担这些风险。” ——詹姆斯·卡梅隆
19、“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out， but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.” --Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
“人们都喜欢彩绘花窗。太阳出来时，花窗闪耀着光芒，但是黑暗来临时，只有花窗内的光芒才能展示他真正的美丽。” ——伊丽莎白·库伯勒·罗斯
20、“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” --Peter T. McIntyre
“自信并不是来自于永远正确，而是来自于不怕犯错。”——彼得·麦金泰尔
it is better to trust to valour than to luck.
*运气不如*勇气。
ignorance is the mother of impudence.
无知是鲁莽之源。
one careless move may lose the whole game.
一步不慎，满盘皆输。
words are like bees, they have honey and a sting.
言语象蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
it's only the idle will be tired.
只有闲人才会感到疲倦。
there are two tragedies in life. one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to
gain it.
失去心中所欲的和得到心中所欲的，是人生的两大悲剧。
strong in action, gentle in method.
行动要坚强，方式要温和。
he who mistrusts most should be trusted least.
最不信任别人的人最不应该得到信任。
idleness is the root of all evils.
懒惰是万恶之源。
diligence redeems stupidity.
勤能补拙。
beware beginning.
以谨慎开始。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
it takes two to make a quarrel.
一个巴掌拍不响。
when shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
a single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
one's sin will find one out.
坏事终归要败露。
a good name is better than riches.
声誉胜于财富。
haste trips over its own heels.
忙易出错。
a watched pot never boils.
心急喝不了热粥。
the greater the man, the more restrained his anger.
人越伟大，越能克制怒火。
speech is the image of actions.
语言是行动的反映。
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
each man is the architect of his own fate.
每个人都是自己命运的建筑师。
birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.
天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。
an open enemy is better than a hollow friend.
宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。
a still tongue makes a wise head.
沉默者有智慧。
it is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥。
ordinary people think merely of how they will spend time, a man of intellect tries
to use it.
常人只想如何消磨时间，智者则努力利用时间。
anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.
愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。
all lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
he who commences many things finishes but a few.
样样都搞，完成者少。
courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。
fish begins to stink at the head.
上梁不正下梁歪。
first come, first served.
先来先招待。
easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得快。
more haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
no pains, no gains.
不劳无获。
nothing venture, nothing gain.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
once bit, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心不烦。
well fed, well bred.
衣食足而后知廉耻。
in for a penny, in for a pound.
一不作，二不休。
a brave man risks his life, but not his conscience.
勇敢的`人可用生命冒险，但不以良心冒险。
it is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.
使人成为君子的并不是讲究的衣着。
pride hurts, modesty benefits.
满招损，谦受益。
a man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
害怕痛苦的人其实已经在承受他所害怕的痛苦了。
adversity is a good disciple.
逆境是锻炼人的最好场所。
art is long, life is short.
人生有涯艺无涯。
well begun, half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
you can't eat your cake and have it also.
世事两难全。
calamity is man's true touchstone.
患难是人的试金石。
who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近墨者黑。
constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石。
the supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。
the first step is as good as half over.
第一步是最关键的一步。
you never know your luck.
命运好坏不由己。
sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。
the wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
you can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣装。
to be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既当演说家，又做实干家。
variety is the spice of life.
变化是生活的调味品。
little goods, little care.
钱财少，不烦恼。
man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走，水往低处流。
a little pot is soon hot.
壶小易沸，量小易怒。
no sweet without sweat.
幸福来自汗水。
better the last smile than the first laughter.
宁可最后微笑，不要首先狂喜。
one for all, all for one.
我为人人，人人为我。
truth needs no color.
真理不需要打扮。
every why has a wherefore.
凡事必有因。
keeping is harder than winning.
创业难，守业更难。
never do things by halves.
做事不可半途而废。
no cross, no crown.
未经苦难，得不到荣冠。
the fire is the test of gold; adversity is the test of a strong man.
火对金子是考验，逆境对人是磨练。
bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
there is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的钥匙。
sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
there is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
a man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。
wealth is the test of a man's character.
财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
the best hearts are always the bravest.
心灵最高尚的人，也总是最勇敢的人。
courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue.
礼貌和美貌是分不开的伴侣。
plain living and high thinking.
生活要朴素，情操要高尚。
good is good, but better carries it.
精益求精，善益求善。
honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
感恩是精神高尚的标志。
it is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
判断自己比判断别人要难得多。
an optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn.
乐观的人看到玫瑰，悲观的人只看到它的刺。
delays are dangerous.
因拖出危险。
let bygones be bygones.
既往宜不咎。
look on both sides of the shield.
看问题要从两面看。
you cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点。
all men can't be first.
不可能人人得冠军。
never is a long word.
不要轻易说“决不”。
the overturned cast ahead is a warning to the carts behind.
前车之覆，后车之鉴。
spare the rod and spoil the child.
不打不成器。
too many cooks spoil the broth.
厨师太多烧坏汤。
standers-by see more than gamesters.
旁观者清，当局者迷。
self-praise is no recommendation.
自夸不足为自荐。
they brag most who can do least.
本领最小的人最会吹牛。
the good is the enemy of the best.
过得去是精益求精的敌人。
politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
礼貌不用花一分钱，却能赢得一切。
a man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
你的腰不弯，别人就不能骑在你的背上。
conceit is the quicksand of success.
自负是成功的流沙。
he that makes a good war makes a good peace.
正义的战争创造持久的和平。
there is no disputing about tastes.
人各有所好。
it is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮容易当。
patience is the ability to put up with people you'd like to put down.
能容忍你想羞辱的人，便是忍耐。
be able to be alone. lose not the advantage of solitude.
要有单独自处的能力，不要放过孤寂的好处。
great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.
伟大的思想需要起落架，也需要双翼。
fair words make fools fain.
甜言蜜语会使愚者得意忘形。
please all and you please none.
要面面俱到者，面面不到。
the noblest vengeance is to forgive.
最高尚的复仇是宽容。
a soft answer turneth away wrath.
温和的回答可以息怒。
advice when most needed is least heeded.
最容易忽视的建议往往是最重要的。
be just before you are generous.
要慷慨必先求公正。
make the best of a bad bargain.
已知吃亏，尽力而为。
he that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.
做事过于苛求，反把事情弄坏。
when all else is lost the future still remains.
就是失去了一切别的，也还有未来。
the world is his who enjoys it.
活着感到快乐，世界就属于你。
a little labor, much health.
适量的劳动有益于健康。
laugh and grow fat.
心宽体胖。
work won't kill but worry will.
劳动无害，忧愁伤身。
he is rich that has few wants.
寡欲者富。
every man at forty is a fool or a physician.
人到四十，如果不是傻子，就该知道保养身体。
a bow long bent grows weak.
常拉满弓无力。
