Nothing else matters much -- not wealth, nor learning, nor even health -- without this gift: the spiritual capacity to keep zest in living. This is the creed of creeds, the final deposit and distillation of all important faiths: that you should be able to believe in life.

  • -- Harry Emerson Fosdick 美国牧师福斯迪克

没有这一天赋——保持生活热情的精神能力,没有什么比财富、学识甚至健康更重要的了。这是信条的信条,是所有重要信仰的最终沉淀和升华:你应该能够相信生活。

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It was also important for me to have a burning desire to achieve something worthwhile on that instrument, and I devoted many many many hours with little or no compensation to perfecting whatever I could, because I loved it so much.

同样重要的是,我有一种强烈的愿望,想要在这门乐器上取得一些有价值的东西。我花了很多很多时间,但几乎没有报酬,去完善我所能做到的一切,因为我非常热爱它。

The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.

帮助你最多的书是那些让你思考最多的书。最难的学习方法是轻松阅读;但是,伟大的思想家所写的伟大著作是思想的航船,满载着真善美。

The brute necessity of believing something so long as life lasts does not justify any belief in particular.

只要生命存在,就必须相信某种东西,这种残忍的必要性并不特别证明任何信仰是正当的。

I accept relationship as my primary teacher about myself, other people, and the mysteries of the universe.

我接受人际关系是我的主要老师,它教我了解自己、他人和宇宙的奥秘。

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

我坚信,尊重比受欢迎重要得多,重要得多。

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

我有一个简单的哲学:填补空白。空是什么。挠痒痒的地方。

The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

真正圣人的信条是充分利用生活,并充分利用生活。

The only thing you have then to believe in is your craft.

你唯一要相信的就是你的手艺。

I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.

我喜欢传统,国歌很重要。

Do what you can. Want what you have. Be who you are.

尽你所能。想要你所拥有的。做你自己。