If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

  • -- Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯

如果你一旦丧失了同胞们的信任,你就永远无法重新获得他们的尊重和尊重。的确,有时候你可能会愚弄所有的人;你甚至可以一直愚弄一些人;但是你不可能一直愚弄所有的人。

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More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental development would be impossible without healthy families, communities, and countries.

全球比以往任何时候都更加认识到,如果没有健康的家庭、社区和国家,长期的社会、经济和环境发展将是不可能的。

Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible.

永远不要拒绝客户的要求,即使是月亮。你总可以试一试,不管怎样,以后还有很多时间来解释这是不可能的。

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

明智的是谁?向每个人学习的人。强大的是谁?控制自己激情的人。谁是富人?知足者常乐。那是谁?没有人。

Fullness of knowledge always means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance; and that is always conducive to humility and reverence.

知识的丰富总是意味着对我们无知的深度有所了解;这总是有助于谦逊和尊重。

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

名望是一种蒸汽,名望是一种意外,财富会随风而逝。只有一件事是永恒的,那就是品格。

A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt to be dangerous.

谎言是没有意义的,除非真相被认为是危险的。

Making a long stay short is a great aid to popularity.

做一个长停留短是一个伟大的帮助,以受欢迎。

Conflict grows out of ignorance and suspicion.

冲突源于无知和怀疑。

We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.

我们是时间的臣民,而时间的出价已不复存在。

A good memory is needed after one has lied.

说谎之后,要有良好的记忆力。