1、The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others,but to be improving yourselves。最简单而高贵的方式不是压榨别人,而是提高你自己。
2、There is only one good,knowledge,and one evil,ignorance。唯一的好是知识,唯一的坏是无知。
3、The secret of happiness,you see,is not found in seeking more,but in developing the capacity to enjoy less。幸福的秘诀,不是寻求更多发现,而是在成长中享受到细微的一种能力。
4、Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions;but those who kindly reprove thy faults。那些总是赞美你言行的人必定不是忠诚的朋友,忠诚意味着温和地指出你的过失。
5、The hottest love has the coldest end。最热烈的爱会有最冷漠的结局。
6、Let him who would move the world first move himself。要想改变世界需先改变他自己。
7、I am not an Athenian or a Greek,but a citizen of the world。我不是一位雅典人或是希腊人,而是世界的公民。
8、Strong minds discuss ideas,average minds discuss events,weak minds discuss people。大智论道,中智论事,小智论人。
9、One should never do wrong in return,nor mistreat any man,no matter how one has been mistreated by him。永远不该以错事作为回报,也不要虐待任何人,无论别人如何虐待了他。
10、Be kind,for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle。与人为善,因为你所遇到的每一个人都在进行着某种形式的艰苦斗争。
11、Death may be the greatest of all human blessings。死亡,可能是所有人类福气中最棒的。
12、Having the fewest wants,I am nearest to the gods。有愈少的欲望,我就愈接近神。
13、The unexamined life is not worth living。没有经过考验的人生,是不值得活的。
14、Every action has its pleasures and its price。每个行为都有它的乐趣和它的代价。
15、Be as you wish to seem。如你所愿。
16、The really important thing is not to live,but to live well。And to live well meant,along with more enjoyable things in life,to live according to your principles。真正重要的不是活着,而是活得更好。而且好的生活意味着生活中还有更有趣的事物,要按照你的原则生活。
17、Understanding a question is half an answer。理解一个问题就是答案的一半。
18、Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others。已所不欲,勿施于人。
19、Once made equal to man,woman becomes his superior。一旦与男人平等,女人就高高在上。
20、Bad men live so that they may eat and drink,whereas good men eat and drink so that they may live。坏人为着他们能吃喝而活着,然而好人则是为了他们能活着而吃喝。
21、It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not,whatever his age。一个人不论年龄多大,都要学习自己不懂的东西。这不是羞耻。
22、The unexamined life is not worth living。不知反省的生命不值得一活。
23、I am not an Athenian or a Greek,but a citizen of the world。我不是一位雅典人或希腊人,而是一位世界的公民。
24、Contentment is natural wealth,luxury is artificial poverty。知足是天然的财富,奢侈是人为的贫困。
25、Education is the kindling of a flame,not the filling of a vessel。教育是燃起火焰,而非灌输一个容器。
26、To find yourself,think for yourself。要想找到自我,必须独立思考。
27、The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be。这世上获得荣誉的最佳方式是我们将伪装成的样子。
28、Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of。记住:不适合去做的事,也是不适合说的事。
29、Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out,but to see who cares enough to break them down。有时你建起心墙并非为了远离人群,而是为了看清谁在乎去推倒它。
30、I cannot teach anybody anything。I can only make them think。我不能教会别人任何事。我只能让他们思考。
31、Be slow to fall into friendship,but when you are in,continue firm and constant。缓慢落入友谊,但当你正在进行时,继续保持坚定和不变。
32、I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance。除了我无知的事实之外,我一无所知。
33、I do nothing but go about persuading you all,old and young alike,not to take thought for your persons or your properties,but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul。我就只是奉劝你们所有人,年老的与年轻的都一样,不要把心思用在你的人或财产上,而主要应关心灵魂最大的进步。
34、Wonder is the beginning of wisdom。好奇是智慧的开端。
35、Don't try to win a friend by presenting gifts。You should instead contribute your sincere love and learn how to win others'heart through appropriate ways。不要靠馈赠去获得朋友,你必须奉献你诚挚的爱,学会怎样用正当的方法来赢得别人的心。
36、The secret of change is to focus all of your energy,not on fighting the old,but on building the new。改变的秘诀是集中你的所有能力,不是摧毁旧的,而是建造新的。
37、The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing。唯一真正的智慧是自知无知。
38、Envy is the ulcer of the soul。嫉妒是灵魂的肿瘤。
39、Beware the barrenness of a busy life。当心碌碌无为的生活。
40、If a man is proud of his wealth,he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it。如果一个人以他的财富为骄傲,那么要看他如何运用财富,才知道他是否应该被称赞。
41、He who is not contented with what he has,would not be contented with what he would like to have。他不满他所拥有的,也不会满足他想要的。
42、The secret of happiness,you see,is not found in seeking more,but in developing the capacity to enjoy less。快乐的秘密并不在于寻求更多想要的,而是在于培养清心寡欲的能力。
43、In all of us,even in good men,there is a lawless wild-beast nature,which peers out in sleep。在所有人中,即使是好男人,都有一个放纵的野兽本性,这同样发生在睡眠中。
44、When you want knowledge like you want air under water then you will get it。当你需要知识就像你在水底需要空气时,你准能得到它。
45、Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others。不要让别人激怒你,如果别人对你做了什么。
46、When the debate is lost,slander becomes the tool of the loser。诽谤成为了辩论失败者的工具。
47、I know that I am intelligent,because I know that I know nothing。我知道我是聪明的,因为我自知无知。
48、Know thyself。认识你自己。
49、He is richest who is content with the least,for content is the wealth of nature。知足常乐者最富有,因为知足本身就是天然的财富。
50、By all means marry;if you get a good wife,you'll be happy。If you get a bad one,you'll become a philosopher。一定要结婚;如果你娶到好妻子,你会很快乐。如果你娶到坏妻子,你会成为哲学家。
51、The hour of departure has arrived,and we go our separate ways,I to die,and you to live。Which of these two is better only God knows。离别的时刻已经到来,我们分道扬镳,我死去,你活着。这两种哪个更好只有神知道。
52、I tell you that virtue is not given by money,but that from virtue comes money。我告诉你,德并不是用钱买来的,但是德却可以带来金钱。
53、The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance。唯一的善,是知识;唯一的恶,是无知。