A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
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There was so much that you could do, instead of looking for things that you couldn't do.
你能做的有很多，而不是去寻找你做不到的事情。
Do not follow where the path may lead go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
不要跟随可能导致的路径，而要去没有路径的地方，留下痕迹。
Too many people go through life waiting for things to happen instead of making them happen!
太多的人一辈子都在等待事情发生，而不是让它们发生!
There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.
生活中有些时候，你不是抱怨，而是对自己的抱怨采取行动。
Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.
与其抱怨玫瑰丛布满了刺，不如为刺丛里有玫瑰而感到高兴。
Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.
太多的人在寻找合适的人，而不是努力成为合适的人。
Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician.
我没有上大学，而是把时间花在学习如何成为一名更好的音乐家上。
I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included to a point.
我非常想成为某某先生。相反，在某种程度上，我是小弟弟。
Instead of asking "what do I want from life?" a more powerful question is "what does life want from me?
与其问“我想从生活中得到什么?”，不如问“生活想从我身上得到什么?”
I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible.
我不能像以前那样在硬地上跑步了。相反，我尽可能经常去游泳。
I want to hold your hand when i'm hurt instead of having to hold someone else's because you're the one hurting me.
当我受伤的时候，我想牵着你的手，而不是因为你是那个伤害我的人而不得不牵着别人的手。
War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.
战争是一种完全不能纠正错误的工具;而不是补偿损失。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.
如果不是一颗宝石，甚至一朵花，我们应该把爱的思想作为礼物扔进朋友的心里，那将是天使的给予。
My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.
我丈夫认为如果我们有一个厨师而不是三个，他是在妥协。
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
与其担心别人对你的评价，为什么不花时间去做一些他们欣赏的事情呢?
I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.
我真的没有过那种激动人心的生活。有很多事情我希望我能做，而不是坐在那里抱怨有一个无聊的生活。所以我很喜欢编造。我宁愿讲一个关于别人的故事。
Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.
推广你喜欢的，而不是抨击你讨厌的。