A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
卓越
Excellence
There is no excellence without labor. One cannot dream oneself into either usefulness or happiness.
没有劳动就没有卓越。一个人不能梦想自己变得有用或幸福。
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
你能为别人做的最大的好事，不只是分享你的财富，而是向他展示自己的财富。
The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.
追求卓越不如追求大，但它可以更令人满意。
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
如果穷人的痛苦不是由自然法则造成的，而是由我们的制度造成的，那么我们的罪就太大了。
We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.
我们需要将这种卓越的理念内化。没有多少人会花很多时间去追求卓越。
Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
世界上一些最伟大的壮举是由那些不够聪明的人完成的，他们不知道这些是不可能的。
I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.
我宁可在知识上胜过别人，也不愿在能力和权柄上胜过别人。
If you want people to listen, you have to have a platform to speak from, and that is excellence in what you do.
如果你想让人们倾听，你必须有一个说话的平台，这就是你所做的卓越之处。
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
一切提高人性的劳动，都是有尊严、有价值的，都要经过艰苦卓绝的努力。
Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
运用你所拥有的才能;如果除了歌唱得最好的鸟儿之外，没有鸟儿在树林里歌唱，树林里将会非常寂静。
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
工作中快乐的秘密就在于一个词——卓越。知道如何做好一件事就是享受它。
It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.
只有通过提高期望和追求卓越，我们的孩子才能充分发挥他们的潜力。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
卓越胜于平庸。普通人的教训无处不在。真正深刻和独到的见解，只有在研究典范。
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
如果你想在大事上取得卓越，你就得在小事上养成习惯。优秀也不例外，它是一种普遍的态度。
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds....
伟大的精神总是遭到平庸之辈的强烈反对。
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
卓越就是以不平凡的方式做平凡的事。
All human excellence is but comparative. There may be persons who excel us, as much as we fancy we excel the meanest.
所有人类的优秀都是比较的。也许有些人比我们优秀，就像我们认为自己比最卑鄙的人优秀一样。