“Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.”
「耐心是苦涩的树,但它会长出甜美的果实。」– 查尔斯‧史温道尔 (牧师)
- 查尔斯‧史温道尔 (1934- ) 是基督教牧师、作者、及教育家,他成立了 Insight for Living (生活的领悟) 广播电台,以 15 种语言在全世界超过 2,000 个电台广播。
“The thorough man of business knows that only by years of patient, unremitting attention to affairs can he earn his reward, which is the result, not of chance, but of well-devised means for the attainment to ends.”
「周密的商人知道,只有对事务持久及不间断的关注,他才能获得回馈。这不是运气,而是为达目的使用精心设计方法的结果。」– 安德鲁‧卡内基 (工业家)
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”
「时间与耐心是最强大的两个战士。」– 列夫‧托尔斯泰 (小说家)
“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.”
「要有耐心,所有的事情在变成容易前都是困难的。」– 萨迪‧设拉兹 (诗人)
“Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it — in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.”
「每一个有价值的成就都附有一个标价签。问题一直以来都是你是否愿意付此代价来得到它 — 经由努力、牺牲、耐心、信念、及毅力。」– 约翰‧麦斯威尔 (作家)
“A man watches his pear tree, day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both the fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear, at length, falls into his lap.”
「一个人看着他的梨树,日复一日,等不及果实的成熟。让他试图强行加快这个过程,果实及梨树可能都会被他毁坏。但让他耐心的等待,则成熟的梨子,最终,会掉进他的大腿。」– 亚伯拉罕‧林肯 (美国第 16 任总统)
“Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.”
「好的想法不会自动被执行,须以勇敢的耐性来实地贯彻它们。」– 海曼‧瑞克瓦 (海军将官)