The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

  • -- William Lyon Phelps 菲普斯

认为青春是一生中最快乐的时光的想法是建立在一种谬论的基础上的。最快乐的人是那些能想到最有趣想法的人,随着年龄的增长,我们会变得更快乐。

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The letters were universally complimentary, and we designers loved hearing that our games were being enjoyed, but if they weren't sending us a picture of their screens most of those writers would have spent their time playing the game rather than writing letters.

这些信件受到了普遍的好评,而我们这些设计师也喜欢听到人们喜欢我们的游戏,但如果他们不给我们发送他们屏幕上的照片,那么大多数作者将会把时间花在玩游戏而不是写信上。

I'm not attached to things at all. I'm very lucky to have quite a few beautiful things, but if I look back at my life, I was often happiest when I had very little.

我对任何事情都不感兴趣。我很幸运拥有一些美丽的东西,但如果我回顾一下我的生活,我经常是最快乐的时候,我拥有的很少。

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

我们从来没有品尝过完美的喜悦;我们最快乐的成功夹杂着悲伤。

The burden of happiness can only be relieved by the balm of suffering.

幸福的重担只能靠痛苦的慰藉来减轻。

Our country has had a hard time learning that lesson with energy.

我们的国家花了很长时间才精力充沛地吸取这一教训。

If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.

如果我能快乐,我就会快乐;如果我必须痛苦,我就能痛苦。