It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

  • -- Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林

认为自己伟大而无良是大错特错的,我可以肯定地说,没有一个真正伟大的人同时不具有真正的美德。

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Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

每个人内心都有一种基本的正派和善良。如果他倾听它,并付诸行动,他就是在给予这个世界最需要的东西。这并不复杂,但需要勇气。一个人需要勇气去倾听自己的善良并付诸行动。

I write books for young adults because I truly connect with them on some very deep level. They are our hope, our future, and inspiring them to be the best they can be is very important to me.

我为年轻人写书,因为我真的与他们有很深的联系。他们是我们的希望,我们的未来,激励他们做到最好对我来说非常重要。

Life is short. Break the rules forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile.

生命是短暂的。打破常规快速原谅,慢慢亲吻,真心相爱,控制不住大笑,永远不要为任何让你微笑的事情后悔。

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

到目前为止,给人们自信是我能做的最重要的事情。因为他们会采取行动。

The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.

事实当然是没有旅程。我们同时到达和离开。

The easiest part was falling in love with you.. The hardest part is being away from you..

最简单的就是爱上你…最难的是离开你…

Music is edifying, for from time to time it sets the soul in operation.

音乐是有启迪作用的,因为它时常使灵魂活动起来。

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

让每个人都作为一个个体受到尊重,而不是偶像化。

Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.

没有智慧的善良总是会带来邪恶。

Never say sorry for being honest.

永远不要为自己的诚实道歉。