Wise Words

Calmness is the cradle of power.

沉著是培育力量的搖籃。

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

事情本無好壞，只緣於觀點不同。

The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.

自然就是美，但需要先上妝，看起來才自然。

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

一旦愛的力量戰勝對權力的愛，世界才認識和平。

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

化簡為繁，屢見不鮮；化繁為簡，甚至於極簡，才是創意。

Minds are like parachutes; they only function when open.

人的思維好比降落傘，要打開才能發揮功效。

Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them on your way down.

得意時要與人為善，因為失意時還會狹路相逢。

The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.

唯一不從多數決的就是人的良知。

You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry. Don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

人生苦短。切勿著急，切莫煩憂，何妨一路駐足品味花香。

So always look for the silver lining. And try to find the sunny side of life.

時時刻刻追尋美好光景，發掘生命中陽光燦爛的一面

Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.

將注意力集中於能力所及之事，不要不捨無法改變的事實。

Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.

自知之明乃智慧之巔峰。

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

在寸步維艱時還能堅持前進的人就是贏家。

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

一如陽光必須聚焦方能生熱，要全神貫注方能完成當下的工作。

It isn’t where you came from; it’s where you’re going that counts.

從哪裡來無所謂，重點是要往哪去。

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

我們絕不因恐懼而談判，但也絕不懼怕談判。

Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.

先挑戰自己的認知。你的認知是你觀望世界的窗；不時擦拭，光線才能穿透。

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

把握小機會，開創大事業。

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

閱讀使人充實，討論使人機敏，書寫使人精確。

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

天生我材必有用。若只有聲音最悅耳的鳥兒在歌唱，樹林該有多沉寂。

A smart man isn't necessarily one who knows all the answers, but knows where to find them.

聰明人未必知道所有的答案，但他知道往何處尋求答案。

Brevity is the soul of wit.

言簡意賅是智慧的精髓。

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

知足者雖貧猶富；不滿者雖富猶貧。

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

我們征服的不是高山，而是自我。

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

一輩子的訓練，只為十秒鐘的衝刺。

The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.

人之所以真正偉大，就在於看到自己的渺小。

A different language is a different vision of life.

不同的語言，不同的人生觀。

Knowledge is like money: to be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

知識好比金錢：要流通才會有價值，而且在流通過程中，它的數量會增加，價值也可望提升。

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

口才是一幅以思想繪製的畫。

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

生命是一張巨幅畫布，而你應該恣意揮灑所有色彩。