“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
「知識給你力量,品格給你別人的尊敬。」– 李小龍 (武術家)
- 李小龍 (1940-1973) 出生香港,早年學習詠春拳,到美國留學後輾轉進入演藝圈,後來自創截拳道,成為史上最有影響力的武術家之一、20 世紀流行文化的重要標誌。
“It is not in the still calm of life, or in the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.”
「偉大的人格特質,不是在平靜的生活,或無風的太平洋港裡形成。」– 艾碧該·亞當斯 (美國第一夫人)
“He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.”
「沒體驗過困苦的人不認識勇敢,沒遇過災難的人不需要勇氣。僅管神祕,我們最愛的人格特質,生長自混著各種不同麻煩的土壤。」– 哈利‧佛斯迪克 (牧師)
“Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece – by thought, choice, courage and determination.”
「好的品格比出色的才華更值得讚揚,大部分的才華,某種程度上,都是與生俱來的禮物。好的性格相較之下,不是天生就擁有,我們得慢慢建立它 – 透過思考、選擇、勇氣以及決心。」– 約翰‧隆恩 (作家)
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.”
「好的人品是最好的墓碑,當勿忘草枯萎時,愛你的人和受你幫助過的人將會記得你。把名字刻在心田上,不是大理石上。」– 查爾斯‧司布真 (牧師)
“Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.”
「人品是你知道你所擁有的,不是別人認為你有的。」– 瑪文‧柯林斯 (教育家)
“Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.”
「勝利需要才華,重覆勝利需要品格。」– 約翰.伍登 (籃球教練)