All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

  • -- Samuel Butler 塞缪尔巴特勒

所有的动物,除了人类,都知道生活的主要任务是享受生活。

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Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

这些沉睡的力量深藏在人的内心;使他吃惊的力量,他做梦也没想到会拥有;如果这些力量被激发起来并付诸行动,将会彻底改变他的生活。

Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.

人的本性不值得他想要的一切。当我们认为自己理所当然地有权得到某样东西时,那就是我们为了得到它而开始践踏他人的时候。

Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded as wicked and degrading.

对人类和低等动物的残忍,在一个世纪以前是不会引起注意的,现在却使人们的感情受到震动,被认为是邪恶和可耻的。

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.

对我来说,动物的命运比害怕显得可笑更重要;它与人类的命运密不可分。

Every day, you get the opportunity to change your life. Change what you do not want. Change what makes you unhappy.

每一天,你都有机会改变你的生活。改变你不想要的。改变让你不开心的事情。

A man at five may be a fool at fifteen.

一个五岁的人到十五岁可能是个傻瓜。