There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

有两种幸福的方式:我们必须要么减少我们的欲望,要么增加我们的手段——任何一种都可以——结果都是一样的,这是由每个人自己决定的,做那些碰巧更容易的事情。

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Being happy is something you have to learn. I often surprise myself by saying, "Wow, this is it. I guess I'm happy. I've got a home that I love. A career that I love. I'm even feeling more and more at peace with myself." If there's something else to happiness, let me know. I'm ambitious for that, too.

快乐是你必须学习的东西。我经常会惊讶地说:“哇,就是它了。”我想我很高兴。我有一个我爱的家。我热爱的职业。我甚至觉得自己越来越平静了。”如果幸福还有别的原因,请告诉我。我也有雄心壮志。

I believe the National Park Service has demonstrated strong partnerships geared towards respecting the private property of citizens in its administering of the current Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and will continue to do so upon the addition of the routes.

我相信,国家公园管理局在管理目前的眼泪之路国家历史步道时,已表现出强有力的伙伴关系,旨在尊重公民的私人财产,并将在增加这些路线后继续这样做。

Everything starts with yourself, with you making up your mind about what you're going to do with your life. I tell kids that it's a cruel world, and that the world will bend them either left or right, and it's up to them to decide which way to bend.

一切都从你自己开始,从你决定你的人生要做什么开始。我告诉孩子们,这是一个残酷的世界,这个世界会让他们向左或向右弯曲,这取决于他们决定向哪个方向弯曲。

Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end.

有时候,我希望掌声能来得晚一点,当它是如此美丽的寂静,我觉得我在最后的寂静中屏住呼吸。

I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.

我不会接受任何可能与格兰特竞争的佣金。我要他守住他所挣的和得到的。我有我想要的所有级别。

You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you're going to work on.

你需要决定什么问题,什么机会,你要做什么项目。

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

幸福是香水,你不可能泼向别人而自己却不沾上几滴。

I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here.

我想要一份新合同。我在曼联很开心,我看到了我的未来。

Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.

幸福根本不能作为衡量成功的标准。

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

我们称他们为野蛮人是因为他们的举止与我们不同。