1.If a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before;
and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be
altered.
宝石即使落在泥潭里，仍是一样可贵；尘土纵然扬到天上，还是没有价值。

2.We grow neither better nor worse as we grow old but more like
ourselves.
随着年龄的增长，我们并不变得更好也不变得更坏，而是变得更像我们自己。

3.When I was young, happiness was simple; now that I've grown up,
simplicity is happiness.
小时候，幸福是件很简单的事；长大后，简单是件很幸福的事。

4.Sometimes the only way to ward off the darkness is to shine the
light of compassion.
有时，抵挡黑暗的唯一办法就是发出仁慈的光芒。

5.At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at
forty, the judgment.
—Benjamin Franklin
二十岁时起支配作用的是意志，三十岁时是机智，四十岁时是判断。

6.Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close
they were to success when they gave up.
生活中许多失败的人，没有意识到他们接近成功时，他们放弃了。

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7.Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all
the paint on it you can.
人生是一幅大画布，你应该努力绘出绚丽多彩的画面.

8.I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。—林肯

9.A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has
unlimited enthusiasm.
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。

10.Skills vary with the man．We must tread a straight path
and strive by that which is born in us．
技能因人而异。我们必须凭藉天生的资质引导我们执著前行，奋斗不息。—Pindar

11.Sometimes only a fool can speak the truth but sometimes speaks
only foolishness
傻瓜说真话，傻瓜说傻事

１２.One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of
warning.
一次痛彻心扉的经历，抵得上千百次的告诫。

13.In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not
getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
在这个世界上只有两种悲剧：一种是得不到自己想要的东西，另一种是得到了。