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It's not a very big step from contentment to complacency.
从满足到自满并不是很大的一步。
— Simone de Beauvoir 西蒙·德波伏瓦
同一主题，不同的表达
更多好句 ↗The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
当你满足于低于你应得的那一刻，你得到的甚至比你满足于的还要少。
Maureen Dowd
陶曼玲
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
理想的人以尊严和优雅的态度，充分利用环境，承受生活中的意外。
Aristotle
亚里士多德
Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We're standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.
非洲是一片火海。在内心深处，如果我们真的接受非洲人与我们是平等的，我们就会做得更多来扑灭这场大火。我们拿着饮水机站在那里，而我们真正需要的是消防队。
Paul David Hewson
保罗·大卫·休森
To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy is to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot; bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it,
我所知道的最好的智慧，就是根据当时的情况，用常识行事;最好的哲学是尽自己的责任，顺其自然，恭敬地服从自己的命运;上帝保佑赐予我们如此多幸福的善良，
Horace Walpole
霍勒斯·沃波尔
Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance.
父母需要教导孩子尊重和接受的原则。
Zachary Quinto
扎卡里·昆托
Here is a rule to remember when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not, "This is a misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune."
当任何事情让你感到痛苦时，你要记住一条规则:“这不是一种不幸”，而是“有价值地承受这一切就是一种好运”。
Marcus Aurelius
马可·奥勒留