No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better.

  • -- William James 威廉·詹姆斯

无论一个人拥有多么丰富的格言,无论一个人的情绪多么好,如果一个人没有利用每一个具体的机会去行动,他的性格可能会完全不受影响,变得更好。

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Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations.

成熟是在尊严的范围内思考、表达和行动感情的能力。衡量你成熟的标准是你在挫折中变得多么有灵性。

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He is by constitution expensive, and needs to be rich.

每个人都是消费者,也应该是生产者。从体质上看,他很昂贵,需要富有。

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.

所有的成长都是黑暗中的飞跃,是没有经验的自发的、没有预谋的行为。

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail.

每一个实验,无论是群众还是个人,只要有一个肉欲和自私的目的,都将失败。