“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
「知识给你力量,品格给你别人的尊敬。」– 李小龙 (武术家)
- 李小龙 (1940-1973) 出生香港,早年学习咏春拳,到美国留学后辗转进入演艺圈,后来自创截拳道,成为史上最有影响力的武术家之一、20 世纪流行文化的重要标志。
“It is not in the still calm of life, or in the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.”
「伟大的人格特质,不是在平静的生活,或无风的太平洋港里形成。」– 艾碧该·亚当斯 (美国第一夫人)
“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.”
「没体验过困苦的人不认识勇敢,没遇过灾难的人不需要勇气。仅管神祕,我们最爱的人格特质,生长自混著各种不同麻烦的土壤。」– 哈利‧佛斯迪克 (牧师)
“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华更值得赞扬,大部分的才华,某种程度上,都是与生俱来的礼物。好的性格相较之下,不是天生就拥有,我们得慢慢建立它 – 透过思考、选择、勇气以及决心。」– 约翰‧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,当勿忘草枯萎时,爱你的人和受你帮助过的人将会记得你。把名字刻在心田上,不是大理石上。」– 查尔斯‧司布真 (牧师)
“Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.”
「人品是你知道你所拥有的,不是别人认为你有的。」– 玛文‧柯林斯 (教育家)
“Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.”
「胜利需要才华,重复胜利需要品格。」– 约翰.伍登 (篮球教练)