Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.

  • -- Marcus Tullius Cicero 西塞罗

年老时的忠告是愚蠢的;因为,有什么比我们越接近旅程的终点,就为道路增加给养更荒唐的事呢?

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I would like to propose slow cycling. Commute by bike. At a stroke, you remove the need for and absurd cost of public transport. Cycling is almost completely free. There is no longer any need for the gym as you get fit by cycling. And you can go at your own pace.

我建议慢骑。骑自行车上下班。你一举消除了对公共交通的需求和荒谬的成本。骑自行车几乎是完全免费的。骑自行车健身不再需要去健身房了。你可以按照自己的节奏走。

The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am.

总部的老军士把我当儿子看待,对我所做的和所写的一切都感到无比自豪。他现在经常派我到某些地方去,我总是像我这样的小绅士一样服从命令。

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.

我不反对设计一个新的养恤金制度,其中一个部分是以集体规定为基础的,但也鼓励人们采取额外的个人计划。

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.

我是一个先发球员,在那里做了一些好事,然后我有机会证明自己是一个更接近目标的球员。因为这个机会,我有幸被选入名人堂。

Just because you are CEO, don't think you have landed. You must continually increase your learning, the way you think, and the way you approach the organization. I've never forgotten that.

不要因为你是首席执行官,就认为你已经成功了。你必须不断提高你的学习能力,你的思维方式,以及你与公司打交道的方式。我从来没有忘记这一点。

I'm at a point where I'm going where the journey leads me. I've set goals but I don't get really hung up if I don't achieve those goals right away or in my time, you know what I mean?

我正处在一个转折点上,我要去的地方正是这段旅程所指引我去的地方。我设定了目标,但如果我不能立即或在我的时间内实现这些目标,我不会真的感到困扰,你知道我的意思吗?

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

从本质上说,如果我们想引导我们的生活,我们必须控制我们一贯的行为。并不是我们偶尔做的事情塑造了我们的生活,而是我们一直在做的事情。

Everybody knows things are not the same. The people running the TV end of a major vertically integrated company know how much money a successful show can make.

每个人都知道事情不一样。一个大型垂直整合公司的电视部门负责人知道一个成功的节目能赚多少钱。

Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious.

矫揉造作是一定的畸形;年轻人以荒诞的方式塑造自己,一开始是可笑的,最后往往是邪恶的。

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

不惜一切代价去夺取胜利,不惧一切恐怖去夺取胜利,不论前路再长再苦也要去夺取胜利;因为没有胜利,就没有生存。

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?

你怎么知道古代是愚蠢的?你怎么知道现在是明智的呢?是谁让它如此愚蠢?谁使它明智?

If death causes you no pain when you're dead, it's foolish to allow the fear of it to cause you pain now.

如果死亡在你死后没有给你带来痛苦,那么现在让对死亡的恐惧给你带来痛苦是愚蠢的。

Sometimes you hurt yourself more than anyone could hurt you, only for keeping your feelings hidden.

有时候,你伤害自己的程度比任何人都要深,只是因为你隐藏了自己的感情。

I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should.

我走在路上的时间比我应该走的要长得多,失去的也比我应该失去的更多。

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

帮助我们的与其说是朋友的帮助,不如说是他们帮助我们的信心。

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

意见在这小小的地球上所造成的麻烦,比瘟疫和地震还多。

The good critic is he who narrates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

优秀的评论家是那些在杰作中讲述自己灵魂冒险经历的人。

Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

信徒们,抬起头来,鼓起勇气。天使比你想象的更近。

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

作为一个小商人,你没有比真相更大的影响力。

Old men do it better. We're not so sensitive in certain areas.

老年人做得更好。我们在某些领域不是很敏感。

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

你们不会看到你们的税收增加一分钱。

A man who embarks on a journey must know when to end it.

开始旅行的人必须知道什么时候结束。