It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.

  • -- Eric Hoffer 埃里克·霍弗

与其说它是我们模仿别人的榜样,不如说它是我们自己在别人眼中的反映,是我们自己在他们话语中的反映。

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Whether at work, at home or in public, we have been trained to believe that who we are at the core of our being is often unacceptable. As a result, we work diligently to live up to - and sometimes down to - what others have made us out to be, whether or not it is an accurate reflection of who we are.

无论是在工作中,在家里还是在公共场合,我们都被训练得相信,我们的核心是什么,这往往是不可接受的。因此,我们努力工作,不辜负他人对我们的期望,有时甚至会辜负他人对我们的期望,不管这是否准确地反映了我们是谁。

We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably.

我们不应该把自己想象成地球的统治者,而应该想象成高度强大、有意识的管家:地球是托付给我们的,我们可以把它搞砸,或者让它运转良好、可持续。

There are a lot of good things that we can do. Maybe my example can help someone.

我们可以做很多好事。也许我的例子可以帮助一些人。

Popular culture is simply a reflection of what the majority seems to want.

流行文化只是大多数人似乎想要的东西的反映。

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

榜样是人类的学校,他们不会在别的学校学习。

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

我们的行为决定我们,正如我们决定我们的行为一样