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“Nothing of great value in life comes easily. The things of the highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the highest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.”

「人生有價值的東西都不易得到，最有價值的東西有時難以取得。最值錢的金礦藏在地底的最深處，而鑽石也是一樣。」– 諾曼‧文森特‧皮爾 (牧師)

• 諾曼‧文森特‧皮爾 (1898-1993) 為牧師及作者，其最有名的著作為 The Power of Positive Thinking (正面思考的力量)，他是「正面思考」理論的先驅之一。

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“The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.”

「一個人真正的價值是由他所追求的東西來衡量。」– 馬爾庫斯‧奧列里烏斯 (羅馬帝王)

• worth (n.) 是「價值」，如：The software installed last week has not yet proved it worth yet. (上週安裝的軟體還未展現出它的價值。) object (n.) 是「物品」。pursue (v.) 是「追求」。
• 馬爾庫斯‧奧列里烏斯 (121-180) 為羅馬帝國五賢帝 (Five Good Emperors) 的最後一位帝王，任內與日耳曼民族進行戰爭並獲得勝利，他也是著名的哲學家，他的著作 Meditations (沉思錄) 闡述他的哲學思想並展現羅馬文明最優越之處。註：電影 Gladiator (神鬼戰士) 裡片頭的老帝王即是馬爾庫斯‧奧列里烏斯，他的兒子就是 Commodus (康茂德) 帝王。