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I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
我想改变世界。但我发现，一个人唯一能确定改变的是自己。
Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.
永远、永远不要满足于任何一个思想的圈子，但要始终确信，更广泛的思想仍然是可能的。
The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.
通往地狱最安全的路是循序渐进的——平缓的斜坡，柔软的脚下，没有突然的转弯，没有里程碑，没有路标。
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
吾生三愿，纯朴却激越:一曰渴望爱情，二曰求索知识，三曰悲悯吾类之无尽苦难。
If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.
如果我们仅仅因为野兽不能阻止我们，因为我们在为生存而斗争中支持自己的一方，那么出于同样的原因而把蠢货、罪犯、敌人或资本家斩了，也就合乎逻辑了。
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
告诉我们要服从本能就像告诉我们要服从人一样。人们会说不同的话，直觉也是如此。我们的本能处于战争状态…每一种本能，如果你听从它，都会声称以牺牲其他本能为代价而得到满足。
Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.
可以说，每一种痛苦的一部分都是痛苦的影子或反映:你不仅要受苦，而且必须不断地思考你受苦的事实。我不仅在无尽的悲伤中度过每一天，而且在每一天都想着在悲伤中度过每一天。
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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.
造就人的不是环境，而是品格。
What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.
我们预料不到的事很少发生，但我们预料不到的事往往发生。
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
我听见了就忘记了。我看见了，我记得。我知道，我理解。
Integrity has no need of rules.
正直不需要规则。
A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't.
小镇是一个没有地方可以去的地方，你不应该去的地方。
If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
如果你从来没有被你的孩子恨过，那么你也从来没有做过父母。