A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
决定
Decisions
Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing.
现实所提出的选择往往是剥夺一个人的选择品味。
It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.
不能及时说出一个“不”字，然后决定“不”，这既是一种不幸，也是一种极大的不幸。
I've always been obsessed about how people choose - or are destined - for the paths they take.
我一直痴迷于人们如何选择——或注定选择——他们所走的道路。
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
当一个愚蠢的人在做他感到羞耻的事情时，他总是宣称那是他的责任。
Never cosign a loan. Once you have cosigned, you cannot get out of it - even on your deathbed.
永远不要共同签署贷款。一旦你签了名，你就无法摆脱它——即使是在你弥留之际。
My goal in life is to make decisions that minimize regrets. I don't regret anything I've done.
我的人生目标是做出尽量减少后悔的决定。我不后悔我所做的一切。
I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions.
我知道年轻人有时会在一时冲动之下做出一些非常愚蠢的决定。
You must be a power on earth, and must therefore accept all the consequences of this position.
你必须是地球上的一股力量，因此必须接受这个位置的所有后果。
Freedom is not a license to act but a license to exercise free choices in any given situation.
自由不是行动的许可证，而是在任何特定情况下行使自由选择的许可证。
Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end.
不要匆忙行事，每一步都要看清楚，从一开始就考虑可能的结局。
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
对你来说，保持沉默的最佳时机是你觉得必须要说点什么，否则就会失败的时候。
But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.
但解放的全部意义在于你要出去。调整你的生活。自己的行为。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
There is a difference between giving up, and knowing when you have had enough.
放弃和知道自己什么时候已经受够了是有区别的。
You can't change what happened. But you can still change what will happen.
你无法改变发生了什么。但是你仍然可以改变将要发生的事情。
Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
权宜之计是一时的，原则是千秋的。
It may be our actions that define us, but it is our reaction that changes the course of things.
也许是我们的行为定义了我们，但是是我们的反应改变了事情的进程。
The measure of choosing well, is, whether a man likes and finds good in what he has chosen.
一个人是否喜欢并在他所选择的事物中发现好的东西，这是衡量他选择得好与否的标准。
Follow the rules whenever possible. That makes it a lot more surprising when you break them.
尽可能地遵守规则。当你打破它们的时候，会更让人惊讶。