A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
承诺
Commitment
‘Tell them I came, and no one answered, That I kept my word,’ he said.
“告诉他们我来了，没有人回答，我遵守了诺言，”他说。
A promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.
做出的承诺是一笔未偿还的债务，这条路有它自己严格的准则。
Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds
每一个我禁锢在表达中的思想，我都必须用我的行动去释放
If you weren’t held responsible for your mistakes, you weren’t making.
如果你不为你的错误负责，你就不会犯错。
To have a child is to be impaled daily on the spike of responsibility.
要孩子，每天都要被责任的尖峰刺痛。
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.
自己不愿意做的事，又去问别人，这是不公平的。
I've got absolutely no intention of ever going to play at another club.
我绝对没有去其他俱乐部踢球的打算。
I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply.
我一直在交税，也一直在努力遵守。
Any sane person would have left long ago. But I cannot. I have my sons.
任何神志清醒的人早就离开了。但我不能。我有我的儿子。
Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.
每天都要采取行动，确保你的生命表达了对耶稣的承诺。
Loyalty is a fine quality, but in excess it fills political graveyards.
忠诚是一种优良品质，但过度忠诚会葬送政治墓地。
Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.
如果你不愿意对自己的想法负责，就不要有好的想法。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Of course it's why you want to become a writer - because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it.
当然，这就是为什么你想成为一名作家——因为你有这样做的自由，但一旦你有了自由，你也有义务去做。
Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life.
那些对自己所爱的人轻易做出承诺的人，在生活中很难找到持久的满足感。
We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.
我们必须认识到，除非有承诺，除非有忠诚，除非有爱、耐心和坚持，否则就不可能有关系。
If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable.
如果你想坚持下去，你就得想办法让它变得可以忍受和令人愉快。